293 results
Graft-Verus-Host Disease (GVHD) - Quick Reference Sheet
Multisystem disorder that is a common complication of allogeneic hematopoietic
hematopoietic cell transplant ... when immune cells transplanted ... recognize the transplant ... reaction that causes ... disease in the transplant
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
Transplant Infections ... Timeline Pre-transplant ... reactivation), HHV ... Protozoa: T. gondii #Transplant ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD)
Definition: Lymphoid and/or plasmacytic proliferations that occur as a result of immunosuppression in
of solid-organ transplants ... Risk Factors by transplant ... • Solid organ transplant ... incidence in lung>heart ... to 50% of PTLD cases
Transplant Lung Inflation
A fully harvested heart and lungs combo for transplant.  Look how the lungs
Transplant Lung ... fully harvested heart ... lungs combo for transplant ... CCP @iNeena #heart ... #lungs #transplant
Cardiac Transplant Complications Timeline
First 30 days: Primary Graft failure
6 mo-1 year: Opportunistic infections
1-5 years: Acute allograft
Cardiac Transplant ... BrighamMedRes #Cardiac #Transplant ... Complications #Timeline #Heart
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Noninfectious Causes ... - Congestive heart ... cell disease - Transplant ... Noninfectious #Causes
Causes of acute heart failure
 - Acute pressure overload (increased afterload, mechanical flow obstruction) 
 -
Causes of acute ... heart failure - ... arrhythmias #Acute #Heart ... #Differential #Causes
Common causes of post-Transplant Diarrhea
 • Bacterial: Clostridium difficile, Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp., Bacterial overgrowth, Aeromonus
Common causes of ... post-Transplant ... Malabsorption #Transplant ... #differential #causes
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
with end-stage heart ... flare ups that cause ... despite the weak heart ... considered for heart ... transplants.
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
Circulation • Check heart ... • If heart rate ... • If heart rate ... • If heart rate ... o Endocrine cause