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Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
(reactivation) ... (reactivation), ... ), VZV (reactivation ... ), CMV (reactivation ... Infections #Timeline #differential
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
Diagnosis and Management ... Algorithm • ... absent the risk of reactivation ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis and Management
PTH Independent (↑ PTH)
 • LOW VIT D
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Diagnosis and Management ... Intake (diet) - Activation ... Hypocalcemia #Diagnosis #Management ... endocrinology #differential ... #algorithm
In July 2015 the ACC/AHA proposed and published an algorithm to help stratify cardiac arrest patients
and published an algorithm ... emergent cath lab activation ... CardiacArrest #Algorithm ... CathLab #NSTEMI #Activation ... Stratfication #Management
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
cellular antigen, leading ... to complement activation ... Complement activation ... Hypersensitivity #Types #Classification
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Activation of CD8 ... IFN-y) → Excessive activation ... Cytopenia +++ (Plt, Hb ... biologics (CMV +++, EBV ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management
Drug-Induced Edema
Drug-induced edema is caused by many drugs & can coincide with or worsen pre-existing peripheral
blood vessels, leading ... oxide release - Activation ... Medication #Causes #Differential
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification ... Diagnosis #NonHodgkin #differential ... #algorithm
HBV Reactivation Risk in IBD on Immunosuppression Algorithm
Risk of Reactivation
High Risk: >10% Risk
 • HBsAg+ /
HBV Reactivation ... Risk of Reactivation ... Waseem_AhmedMD #HBV ... #Reactivation # ... #diagnosis #management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS ... still at risk of reactivation ... ART may prevent reactivation ... Prevention #Treatment #management