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Algorithm for selection of the young potential living kidney donor candidate. ∗APOL1 genetic testing is recommended
Algorithm for selection ... potential living kidney ... donor candidate ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... Renal #Transplant #Candidate
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
Negative Blood Cultures ... antibiotics prior to cultures ... patient a surgical candidate ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis ... #Management #Algorithm
Urine Microscopy - Kidney Stones and Crystals 

Uric Acid, Cystine, Hippurate, Cloth Fiber, Tyrosine, CaOx, CaP,
Urine Microscopy ... - Kidney Stones ... Differential #Shapes #Diagnosis ... Nephrology #Sediment #Kidney ... #Atlas
Table 1 includes a comprehensive list of essential live kidney donor medical testing.

#Diagnosis #Nephrology #LivingDonor #Kidney
essential live kidney ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... #LivingDonor #Kidney ... Renal #Transplant #Candidate
Causes of Dysuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pyuria - Leukocytes on Dipstick/Microscopy
 - Bacteriuria & Hematuria -
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pyuria ... Urethritis • Candida ... Vaginitis • Candida ... #Algorithm #Causes
Common Fungal Pathology 
 • Candida - Small yeast intermingled with pseudohyphae
 • Aspergillosis - Septate
Pathology • Candida ... Pathology #clinical #microscopy ... #table #atlas #
Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
bacilli - Fungi (Candida ... Histoplasma) - Culture ... streptococci - Culture ... Bacteria #Pathogens #Diagnosis
Morphology and Descriptions of Endemic Fungal Infections with Yeasts in Tissues
Broad-based budding yeasts:
 • Description: Broad-based
Coccidioides spp, Candida ... Cryptococcus spp; however Candida ... Penicillium marneffei, Candida ... , Histoplasma, Candida ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood culture ... (Aspergillus, Candida ... identified with modern culture ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #culture
Invasive Candidiasis (IC)

Diagnosis:
Culture:
 • Gold standard, but Slow (~2-3 days), 50% sensitivity
 • Blood Sample
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Candidiasis (IC) Diagnosis ... : Culture: • ... Sterile-site biopsy Non-culture-based ... IC #antifungal #diagnosis ... #management #candida