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Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
infection - Management Algorithm ... • Persistent fever ... metastatic infection (endocarditis ... • Persistent fever ... #CRBSI #diagnosis
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Benign ... • Rupture • Endocarditis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
is required for diagnosis ... Clinical features: Fever ... lines/indwelling catheters ... Clinical features: Fever ... #table
ID Approach to Fever and Rash - Diagnostic Algorithm
Central Maculopapular (most common):
Measles, Parvovirus 819 / EBV,
and Rash - Diagnostic ... Algorithm Central ... Mycoplasma), Infective endocarditis ... Rash #Febrile #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Schema
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Neoplasm ... • Infectious endocarditis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
PEMSource: Algorithm for fever WITHOUT source by Age
#Diagnosis #Management #Peds #Fever #Without #Source #Table #Algorithm #PEMSource
PEMSource: Algorithm ... for fever WITHOUT ... source by Age #Diagnosis ... Management #Peds #Fever ... Without #Source #Table
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
dental abscess, HD catheter ... , endocarditis, ... epidural catheter ... but rare triad: Fever ... Epidural #Abscess #diagnosis
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
substance use • IV catheter ... night sweats, fever ... Differential Diagnosis ... Diagnosis? ... Persistent bacteremia/fevers
Petechial/Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

These rashes can be especially challenging and are
associated with devastating differential
Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC ... ; however, an algorithmic ... petechiae/purpura with fever ... gonococcal disease, endocarditis ... petechiae/purpura with fever
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Diagnosis ... lines, osteo, endocarditis ... SJS, DIHS, drug fever ... Infection: IV catheter