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Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD)
Definition: Lymphoid and/or plasmacytic proliferations that occur as a result of immunosuppression in
of solid-organ transplants ... • Solid organ transplant ... incidence in lung>heart ... extralymphatic tissues Diagnosis ... Disorders #oncology #diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Differential Diagnosis ... Fever CRITICAL DIAGNOSES ... edema EMERGENT DIAGNOSES ... - Congestive heart ... cell disease - Transplant
Directed Workup in Suspected Cardiac Transplant Infection
 • No identifiable source
 • Cardiac
 • Pulmonary
 •
Suspected Cardiac Transplant ... AG_EM33 #Cardiac #Transplant ... #Heart #Infection ... #workup #diagnosis
Co-occurrence of Lung-Brain Infections
When we hear a patient w/ co-occurrence of lung-brain infection, Nocardia seems to
Infections When we hear ... Toxoplasma (esp. among transplant ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis ... diffusion from IPVDs Diagnostic ... appear in left heart ... minutes of rest HPS Diagnostic ... take months after transplant
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Alloantigens - Heart ... transplant rejection ... granulomatosis, rheumatic heart ... #differential #diagnosis
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 ... disease in the transplant ... #Diagnosis #Overview
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
Infections in Immunocompromised Patients - Differential Diagnosis Summary
Innate Immunity:
 • Neutropenia
 • Phagocytic Deficiencies
 • Complement
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Solid Organ Transplant ... Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant ... Deeksha Jandhyala @transplantID ... #differential #diagnosis
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