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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 ... Ova and Parasite ... #Workup #Management ... #diagnosis #differential
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
losses - Chronic diarrhea ... / IBD Renal Loses ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes #Workup
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... rare, Malar rash is ... • Immunologic Workup ... #comparison #table ... #rheumatology #diagnosis
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
is clinically suspected ... overlap syndromes ... /p75 and there is ... erythematosus #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #table
Solid Organ Transplant - Diarrhea - Diagnostic and Workup Algorithm
1st Tier Microbiologic Testing: CDiff (stool), CMV
- Diagnostic and ... Workup Algorithm ... viral PCR (stool), Ova ... negative: 1) Adjust IS ... #Workup #Algorithm
Myositis Specific Antibodies (MSAs)

Dermatomyositis: MDA5, TIF1y, NXP2, Mi-2, SAE
Anti-Synthetase Syndrome: Jo-1, PL7, PL12, EJ, OJ
Immune Mediated
Anti-Synthetase Syndrome ... Body Myositis (IBM ... Antibodies #MSAs #clinical ... #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #table
Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Serotonin Syndrome
 - Serotonin syndrome is thought to be caused by
Algorithm for the ... syndrome is thought ... - Clinical findings ... of treatment (see ... #Syndrome #Algorithm
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential Diagnosis ... Resistant hypertension is ... with previously stable ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
incompetent • CLL is ... non-Hodgkin lymphoma SLL ... Orange or Hep C Clinical ... • Richter’s Syndrome ... #workup #oncology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... establishing a diagnosis ... acute coronary syndrome ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table