Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Management Algorithm ... PTLD, GVHD or IBD ... Empiric therapy ... Workup #Management #Algorithm ... Transplant #diagnosis #differential
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Chronic diarrhea / IBD ... Medications - Loop and ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 β€’ Homogeneous pattern: 
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Antinuclear Antibody Testing ... SLE, SjS, CTD-ILD ... ribaviron combination therapy ... ARUPConsult @ARUPLabs #ANA ... Cytoplasmic #Patterns #differential
Protozoal causes of diarrhea in HIV
Others not included in the table: Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia Iamblia
Microsporidia
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Protozoal causes ... included in the table ... Antiretroviral therapy ... Washington University ID ... #HIVAIDS #Differential
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
time you have a case ... normal volume-based algorithm ... Cerebral Salt Wasting ... #Hyponatremia #differential ... #diagnosis #table
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 β€’ Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... Avoid ARBs β€’ ICD ... deteriorating on medical therapy ... therapy in PPCM
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
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Treating Histoplasma ... histoplasmosis (>10 cases ... 150 cells/mm3 Treating ... for 3 days, then BID ... with ARV (see Table