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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 ... Ova and Parasite ... persists: 1. ... Adjust IS medications ... Algorithm #Transplant #diagnosis
Stool Cultures - Indications in Diarrhea
Patient Categories to Order Stool Cultures On:
 • Persisting 1 week
Stool Cultures - Indications ... in Diarrhea Patient ... • Persisting 1 ... Stool #Cultures #Indications ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Incubation is 1 ... , weakness +/- diarrhea ... Diagnosis: ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
1. ... following: 1. ... Ova and parasite ... culture, if: 1. ... algorithm #workup #diagnosis
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea ... days) Exclude: 1. ... Causes of acute diarrhea ... Medications 7. ... algorithm #workup #diagnosis
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Framework
1)  Diagnostic studies only for dysentery, severe disease, >7 days
2)
Acute Diarrhea - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Framework 1) Diagnostic ... Non-Infectious: Medications ... uw_IMresidency #Acute #Diarrhea
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
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pain, hemoptysis, diarrhea ... Diagnosis: ... first line of treatment ... #microbiology #diagnosis ... #infectiousdiseases
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Blood Gas Analysis 1. ... asthma, ↓ Drive, Medications ... Vomiting D - Diarrhea ... workup #algorithm #diagnosis
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
ABx) → Acute Diarrhea ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Failure, Toxins/Medications ... Dehydration Shock Treatment ... Goals: 1) MAP ... #Differential #Diagnosis