cdiff death?

[purple10]

a pt sent to the hosp for swollen legs and elevated temp expired two days after admit, prelim cause of death cdiff.

pt was on florastor for history of cdiff. no loose stools noted until transfer to hosp, labs and doppler done before discharge BNP elevated 5.5x normal limits...but that points to CHF not cdiff. doppler negative.

am I missing something? is that a comp of cdiff or an md talking out their butt?

[nyrn5125]

perforated colon, sepsis, renal failure are all possible