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Pleural Effusion - Workup, Diagnostic Algorithm #Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC #Pleural #Effusion #Transudative #Exudative #Differential #Algorithm
Pleural Effusion - Workup ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #PCC #Pleural ... Transudative #Exudative #Differential
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... testing negative and diarrhea ... malabsorption #Diarrhea ... #Workup #Management ... Transplant #diagnosis #differential
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
microbiological techniques Work-up ... ribosomal RNA PCR ... - PCR for ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #differential ... #workup #infectiousdiseases
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
→ Travelers' diarrhea ... Commercial sex worker ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #differential
Post-Transplant Diarrhea - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Post-transplant diarrhea (≥ 3 loose or liquid stools per day)
Post-Transplant Diarrhea ... Post-transplant diarrhea ... Malabsorption workup ... ) ± Plasma CMV PCR ... drug regimen • MMF
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... • Vomiting, diarrhea ... dysfunction • PSC ... appendages • FMF ... Chronic #Causes #Differential
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
mosquito bite Diarrhea ... polymerase-chain-reaction (PCR ... , and possibly PCR ... Fever #Travel #Differential ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases