Internal medicine and rheumatology specialist Siobhan Deshauer, MD, is back for another Day in the Life of a Doctor. Join her as she helps a northern Canadian hospital experiencing a physician ...

Fulminant colitis is a rare but severe form of colitis that can be life threatening. It affects the entire lining of the colon, causing severe inflammation and potentially serious complications. In ...

The BMJ is an international peer reviewed medical journal and a fully "online first" publication. Our publishing model–"continuous publication"– means that all articles appear on bmj.com before being ...

Clostidioides difficile causes diarrhea that can be severe, and can lead to toxic megacolon, sepsis and death. It occurs in about 58 per 100,00 hospital admissions in the healthcare setting and an ...

Clostridioides difficile, a spore-forming and anaerobic gram-positive bacterium, causes a wide-spectrum diarrheal disease that can ultimately lead to life-threatening conditions such as toxic ...

Uncontrolled glaucoma. GI obstruction. Paralytic ileus. Intestinal atony in elderly or debilitated. Severe colitis. Myasthenia gravis. Megacolon. Toxic megacolon in ulcerative colitis. Obstructive ...

Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile or C. diff) is a type of bacteria that causes a range of gastrointestinal symptoms, from mild diarrhoea to life-threatening colitis. It affects the colon, which ...

A tense look inside a doctor’s day as a toxic megacolon emergency unfolds, capturing the rapid decisions, urgent procedures, ...