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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
B12, Folate • Hormone ... (e.g. cancer, infection ... G6PD deficiency), Infections ... Production #Index #hematology ... #anemia #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 ... mountain spotted fever
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
inciting causes: infections ... with a variety of infections ... mycobacterial infection ... Parvovirus B19 infection ... multiple and include: infections
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... Pseudogout) • Infectious ... By: - Chronic Infection ... joints Viral Infections ... Rubella Bacterial Infection
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
predictive of a serious infection ... overlook severe infections ... tachycardia or fever ... superior indicator of infection ... neutrophil #WBC #CBC #hematology
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
invasive fungal infection ... (IFI) in hematologic ... surfaces - Infections ... non-neutropenic pts, SOT ... setting of GVHD) ID
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
about bacterial infections ... acute rheumatic fever ... about indolent infections ... with bacterial infection ... prosthetic joint infection