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Trauma & Stressor Related Psychiatric Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 - Adjustment Disorder - Development of
Stress Disorder < 1 ... Month Post-Event ... Stress Disorder > 1 ... Month Post-Event ... Stressor #Anxiety #PTSD
Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD)
Definition: Lymphoid and/or plasmacytic proliferations that occur as a result of immunosuppression in
Post-Transplantation ... Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD ... ) Up to 50% of PTLD ... #Post #Transplantation ... oncology #diagnosis #management
Approach to Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TMA) - Differential Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

Suspected TMA: Unexplained thrombocytopenia + MAHA
Diagnosis and Management ... Reticulocytes, smear ... MAHA likely: • Smear ... schistocytes > 1% ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup and Management ... Microbiologic-Testing: 1. ... diarrhea persists: 1. ... if concern for PTLD ... Diarrhea #Workup #Management
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
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Hemolytic Anemia 1) ... C3d • Blood smear ... TREAT AIHA 1 ... Anemia #diagnosis #management
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Aerosol is the most ... Incubation is 1 ... Hantavirus #diagnosis #management ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
Post-Intensive Care ... Domain: Anxiety, PTSD ... titration (RASS) #Post ... PICS #diagnosis #management
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Diagnosis and Management ... (suppurative); Most ... Moderate Disease: 1) ... tularensis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)
 • Introduction
 • Embryology
 • Anatomy
 • Physiology of HLHS
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Pre-operative Management ... Goals of Stage 1 ... Shunt Options • Post-op ... Management
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
Incubation period is 1- ... stain: Peripheral smear ... microbiology #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #management