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Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup and Management ... Algorithm in Transplant ... Breath test for ... #Algorithm #Transplant ... #diagnosis #differential
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis ... Workup Step #1 ... history Step #2 ... Uglucose Step #3 ... & desmopressin test
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
and Management ... Symptoms and Signs: 1. ... oligoarthralgia (80%) 2. ... Weight loss (90%) 3. ... #algorithm #management
Solid Organ Transplant - Diarrhea - Diagnostic and Workup Algorithm
1st Tier Microbiologic Testing: CDiff (stool), CMV
and Workup Algorithm ... stool), Breath test ... above negative: 1) ... IS medications 2) ... Colonoscopy +/- EGD 3)
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... determine if stress test ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Confirmatory Tests ... and immunoblot (TESA ... #Management #Treatment
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
weakness in: 1. ... loss of smile 3. ... EMG Findings: 1. ... /Edrophonium test ... #management #neurology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pathophysiology: 1. ... emboli • Lung abscess ... Tuberculosis: 1. ... Tuberculin skin test ... #Management #Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pathophysiology: 1. ... emboli • Lung abscess ... Tuberculosis: 1. ... Tuberculin skin test ... #Management #Treatment
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
glomerular disease 1) ... Spot PC (protein ... less expensive 2) ... . 5) C3, C4 - Test ... disease #workup #diagnosis