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Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
infections (HPV, EBV ... Prostate cancer • Medications ... #differential # ... diagnosis #kidney #blood ... #urine #management
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Algorithm in Transplant ... CMV qPCR (Serum/Blood ... Adjust IS medications ... PTLD, GVHD or IBD ... #diagnosis #differential
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Diagnosis and Management ... Acute Diarrhea (>3 BM ... /d) ± blood/mucus ... Fecal Microbiota Transplant ... infectiousdiseases #IDSA #gastroenterology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Platelet Count - Differential ... workup, including BM ... hematologic: Acute blood ... Vasculitides, IBD ... • Reaction to Medications
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
Patient s/p liver transplant ... cardiac devices (ICD ... Endoscopy #EGD #Indications ... #Gastroenterology ... #Management