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Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
Blood culture contaminants ... #Infections #Microbiology ... #Micro #Differential ... #Ddx #Diagnosis ... #Bloodculture #Bloodcx
Polyp Incidence on Colonoscopy
Tubular adenoma - 47.2%
Hyperplastic polyp - 16.0%
Tubulovillous adenoma - 17.6%
Normal - 5.6%
Inflammatory polyp
Polyp Incidence on Colonoscopy ... 2.0% Sessile serrated ... 1.0% Traditional serrated ... #differential # ... diagnosis #gastroenterology
Important organisms in Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD):
 - Staph aureus
 - Serratia marcescens
 - Burkholderia cepacia
Staph aureus - Serratia ... Disease #infections #differential ... #ddx #diagnosis ... #microbiology
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Patients First Tier Microbiologic-Testing ... CMV qPCR (Serum/Blood ... Bacterial culture ... Colonoscopy +/- ... Transplant #diagnosis #differential
Cold Snare Polypectomy - Tips and Tricks
 - Before initiating cold snare polypectomy, it is important
management of serrated ... channel of the colonoscope ... suctioned to ease capture ... Tricks#management #gastroenterology ... #fellows #colonoscopy
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... : Blood cultures ... Glomerulonephritis DDX ... Diagnosis: • Blood