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Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Microbiologic-Testing ... C. difficile PCR ... Microbiologic-Testing ... overgrowth If above testing ... Transplant #diagnosis #differential
PCI Stent Coronary Abscess - Infective Pseudoaneurysm on Echocardiogram

PCI Stent Coronary Abscess - Infective Pseudoaneurysm after
PCI Stent Coronary ... Echocardiogram PCI ... Pseudoaneurysm after stenting ... DrRajeshG1 #PCI ... Echocardiogram #POCUS
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Antinuclear Antibody Testing ... , SSc, PBC/SSc OS ... , PBC/SjS OS ... Antinuclear #Antibody #Testing ... Cytoplasmic #Patterns #differential
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC ... ) - Summary PBC ... 30-65 years PBC ... Proximal limb muscle wasting ... bile ducts Differential
Torsades de Pointes (TdP): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia initiated by PVC in the setting
tachycardia initiated by PVC ... in the setting ... cardiology #causes #differential
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
Ag, Urea Breath Testing ... hold 2w before testing ... (IgG) - cannot differentiate ... flagyl 500mg TID if PCN-allergy
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Donath-Landsteiner Antibodies[PCH ... Positive Coombs testing ... post infectious setting ... younger pts) Differential ... Hemoglobinuria (PCH
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
Wall Thickening - Differential ... bladder in a non-fasting ... Gallbladder #Thickening #Differential ... Diagnosis #radiology #POCUS
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... • JC-virus PCR ... of serum CrAg testing ... comparable to CSF testing ... CNS #Infections #differential
Predicting an anatomically and/or physiologically challenging airway is not a straightforward task by any stretch of
elective surgery setting ... prediction models only focus ... Diagnosis #EM #PCC