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
and Management Algorithm ... C. difficile PCR ... Breath test for ... anti-motility agents ... Transplant #diagnosis #differential
Summary of Agents Potentially Contributing to False Positives on Urine Drug Screens (UDS)
Marijuana Metabolites
 β€’ dronabinol,
Summary of Agents ... naproxen and modern tests ... #FalsePositives ... DrugScreening #UDS #Testing ... #Laboratory #diagnosis
Causes of Inaccurate Fecal Occult Blood Test Results 

False Positive gFOBT:
Ingestion of nonhuman heme (eg, meat
Fecal Occult Blood Test ... #OccultBlood #Testing ... #Laboratory #FalsePositive ... FalseNegative #Diagnosis #Differential
Summary of Available Tests for Clostridium difficile Infection, in Decreasing Order of Sensitivity
 β€’ Toxigenic culture
Summary of Available Tests ... amplification tests ... nucleic acid (toxin genes ... #CDiff #laboratory ... #diagnosis #testing
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 β€’ Cell wall component of many fungi
Galactomannan Testing ... the use of this test ... in BAL does not differentiate ... #FalsePositives ... #Laboratory #sensitivity