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Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Diagnosis and Management ... the preferred test ... testing of skin ... the workup • Test ... all patients for HIV
Our approach to the diagnosis and initial management of patients with suspected HIT. Our approach is
diagnosis and initial management ... with suspected HIT ... laboratory tests ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Thrombocytopenia #Algorithm
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup and Management ... Algorithm in Transplant ... Breath test for ... #Algorithm #Transplant ... #diagnosis #differential
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
adults • Blood tests ... Pulmonary function tests ... Bronchoscopy Laboratory ... Sweat chloride test ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
A lazy man's classification of hyponatremia
There are two possible approaches to the diagnosis of hyponatremia: .
essentially the same tests ... it requires for him ... cerebral salt wasting ... #Hyponatremia #Algorithm ... #Differential #
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... initial screening test ... elevated, HFE gene testing ... hemochromatosis #algorithm ... #diagnosis #management
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 ... the use of this test ... in BAL does not differentiate ... False positives: Pip ... FalsePositives #Laboratory
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... determine if stress test ... surgery Stress Testing ... preoperative stress testing ... medical and surgical management
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
(+) screening test ... regardless of screening test ... molecular diagnostic tests ... Please refer to the table ... Prevention #Treatment #management
Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Coccidioidomycosis due to Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides
Diagnosis and Management ... • Diabetes • HIV ... peritoneal spread TESTING ... common initial testing ... prompt additional tests