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Infectious Diarrhea - Laboratory Testing

Clostridium difficile
Salmonella enterica, Shigella spp, Campylobacter spp 
Salmonella enterica serovars Typhi and
Infectious Diarrhea - Laboratory ... Testing Clostridium ... Paratyphi (enteric fever ... Diarrhea #diagnosis #differential ... #Laboratory #Testing
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential ... myocarditis, rheumatic fever ... Idiosyncratic LDH Elevation ... Dehydrogenase #Elevated #differential ... #diagnosis #Laboratory
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
run-down or tired • Fevers ... chronic hypoxia • Wasting ... Bronchoscopy Laboratory ... the airway • Treating ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
Galactomannan Testing ... in BAL does not differentiate ... post-2010 almost never ... Galactomannan #Fungal #Testing ... FalsePositives #Laboratory
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
haemophilum • Tropical setting ... Presentation: Fever ... gastrointestinal symptoms (elevations ... • Fever and weight ... NTM #Infections #differential
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... ECG • Limited laboratory ... testing Heart ... Electrolyte imbalance • Fever ... Palpitations #Cardiology #Differential
Fever After International Travel

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

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
Fever After International ... febrile illness, elevations ... polymerase-chain-reaction (PCR) testing ... and possibly PCR testing ... #Travel #Differential