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Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... and Management Algorithm ... Breath test for ... #Management #Algorithm ... #Transplant #diagnosis
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Screening Testing ... Renal ultrasound, Tests ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Workup #table
Pediatric Fever Without a Source - 3 months to 3 years - Additional Workup Beyond Urine
years - Additional Workup ... Vaccines (PCV) #Diagnosis ... #Management #Peds ... #EM #Workup #Algorithm ... PneumococcalConjugateVaccines #NoUTI #ALiEM
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... the diagnosis and ... initial screening test ... elevated, HFE gene testing ... #diagnosis #management
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
and Management ... and Workup: • ... glucose suppression test ... • Pituitary testing ... or refractory cases
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... determine if stress test ... surgery Stress Testing ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... reabsorption) Workup ... Cortisol+ACTH stim test ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
only 5% of the resting ... are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #management ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
only 5% of the resting ... are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management