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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 ... in Transplant Patients ... Ova and Parasite ... #Algorithm #Transplant
Post-Transplant Diarrhea - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Post-transplant diarrhea (≥ 3 loose or liquid stools per day)
Post-Transplant ... and Management ... Algorithm Post-transplant ... Adaptation of IS ... #Management #Algorithm
Solid Organ Transplant - Diarrhea - Diagnostic and Workup Algorithm
1st Tier Microbiologic Testing: CDiff (stool), CMV
Solid Organ Transplant ... - Diarrhea - Diagnostic ... viral PCR (stool), Ova ... negative: 1) Adjust IS ... malabsorption #Diarrhea
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Diagnosis and Management ... sanitation • Low ... cramping, Watery diarrhea ... , Low-grade fever ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Diagnosis and Management ... ABx) → Acute Diarrhea ... now preferred over ... Fecal Microbiota Transplant ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
tongue), abd pain, diarrhea ... celiac disease, ... leukopenia and/or low ... pit, low retic ... Deficiency #diagnosis #management
Babesiosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Disease: Release of merozoites from erythrocytes and associated loss of
Diagnosis and Management ... 4%: Vomiting, diarrhea ... the setting of low-level ... • IgM antibody is ... #microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
resembles ARDS, onset is ... cutaneous eruptions, diarrhea ... Hypothermia: Due to low ... Borrellia (Lyme disease ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
resembles ARDS, onset is ... cutaneous eruptions, diarrhea ... Hypothermia: Due to low ... Borrellia (Lyme disease ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
extrapulmonary disease ... protein level • A low ... Hematopoietic stem cell transplant ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management