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ID Ddx: Diarrhea in a transplant recipient
- Bacterial: C.diff, Campy, Salmonella, Aeromonas, E.coli
- Viral: CMV, noro,
ID Ddx: Diarrhea ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Differential ... Ddx #Diagnosis #Diarrhea ... Transplant #TxID #SOT #Causes
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Ischemic: Small Bowel vs Large Bowel
 • Infectious: Diarrhea-Predominant
Differential Diagnosis ... Large Bowel • Infectious ... vs Nausea/Vomiting-Predominant ... vs Non-Bloody ... #Differential #
Important causes of diarrhea in people with HIV/AIDS
Severity, chronicity/persistence will depend On CD4 count & sites
Important causes ... of diarrhea in ... count & sites of infection ... Washington University ID ... #HIVAIDS #Differential
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Causes of acute ... Parasitic infections ... leukocytes and occult blood ... #management #algorithm ... workup #diagnosis #differential
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Travel History - Clues ... → Travelers' diarrhea ... Blood transfusion ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... #differential #
CHEESY Mnemonic for Infectious Causes of Bloody Diarrhea

C - Campylobacter
H - Hemorrhagic E Coli
E - Enteroinvasive
CHEESY Mnemonic for Infectious ... Causes of Bloody ... Diarrhea C - ... #Bloody #Diarrhea ... #Differential #
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Causes purpura & ... cutaneous eruptions, diarrhea ... • Infection - ... Infection occurs ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Causes purpura & ... cutaneous eruptions, diarrhea ... Infection - Infection ... infections with ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management
Clinical Presentations Suggestive of Infectious Diarrhea Etiologies
 • Persistent or chronic diarrhea - Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia
histolytica • Visible blood ... can cause fever ... often grossly bloody ... appendicitis • Nausea ... #differential #
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... anemia • Sputum/Blood ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential ... #causes #management