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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 ... Diarrhea #Transplant #TxID ... #SOT #Causes
Safe Living After Transplant : Food Safety

By Dr. Hawra Al-Lawati @hawraallawati via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]

#ID  #Infectious
febrilepodcast.com] #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #FoodBorne ... #Transplant #TxID ... #SOT #Differential
Timeline of infections after solid organ transplantation can roughly be broken up into three time periods:
Timeline of infections ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Differential ... #Transplant #TxID ... #SOT #Comparison
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
i.e. bone marrow not ... B12, Folate • Hormone ... (e.g. cancer, infection ... G6PD deficiency), Infections ... #anemia #differential
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
predictive of a serious infection ... clinicians who do not ... overlook severe infections ... superior indicator of infection ... #differential #
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... SLE) - Viral infections ... APLS • Acute Infectious ... • HCV, HBV Not ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... procedures - Infection ... changes), high MCV anemia ... marrow evaluation: not ... Causes #Workup #hematology
Etiologies of Vitamin B12 Deficiency
 • Inadequate intake - Rare but seen in very strict vegans
incidence of patient's not ... Finally, infection ... autoantibodies (pernicious anemia ... VitaminB12 #deficiency #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology