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Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
and Management Algorithm ... Ova and Parasite ... #Workup #Management ... #Algorithm #Transplant ... #diagnosis #differential
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation of Chronic ... #Diarrhea #management ... #algorithm #workup ... #diagnosis #differential
Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Eosinophilia
Primary Eosinophilia:
 • Primary hypereosinophilic syndrome
 • Eosinophilic Leukemia
 • MPN/MDS
Diagnosis Algorithm ... IgG-4 disease, Behcet ... , Sarcoidosis, SLE ... insufficiency, Chronic ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
disease) Differential ... Oral aphthae : SLE ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... Recurrent and chronic ... #management #signs
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Goodpasture's syndrome, SLE ... FSGS • Other: Chronic ... #diagnosis #kidney ... #blood #urine #management ... #treatment #nephrology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
rheumatoid arthritis, SLE ... life-threatening Differential ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... inhibition - Chronic ... #management #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Evaluate for NMO, SLE ... Disorders: - SLE ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... #management #neurology ... #differential
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
Patients with Chronic ... primary lesions - differential ... diagnosis: • ... #Pruritus #Treatment ... #Algorithm #Hemodialysis