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Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Simple Virus • Fungal ... : Candida, Cryptococcus ... (Goodpasture's syndrome ... diagnosis #kidney #blood ... #urine #management
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Blood Culture-Negative ... antimicrobials, clinical ... (Aspergillus, Candida ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #differential
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
• Pathogens: Candida ... infection (IFI) ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... albumin, or other blood ... BAL GM does not differentiate
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Antibiotic Failure - Differential ... NMS, serotonin syndrome ... bacteria: Viral, Fungal ... CNS, prostate, ocular ... thrombophlebitis), HAP, Blood
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
• Routine use: Candida ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... >90% (In most clinical ... in BAL does not differentiate ... GVHD), Certain blood
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Ocular- 50%: Ptosis ... life-threatening Differential ... Bedside: ice pack ... precipitated by: Drugs, infection ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Hypereosinophilia Syndrome (HES) - Diagnosis and Management
Definition: An absolute eosinophil count (AEC) greater than 1500 and
than 1500 and clinical ... eosinophilia with blood ... hypersensitivity - Infection ... : helminthic, fungal ... diagnosis #hematology #differential
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
• Major blood ... has five major clinical ... stain of clinical ... osteoarticular, pulmonary, ocular ... #Diagnosis #Management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Hypertensive emergency, Blood ... Reversible course Differential ... Diagnosis: • Infection ... elevated white blood ... #diagnosis #management
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
confirm DAH, r/o infection ... reveals increasing blood ... crescentic GN by Nick ... #differential # ... diagnosis #management