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Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
catheter-related bloodstream ... infection - Management Algorithm ... Obtain blood cultures ... • Persistent fever ... • Persistent fever
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... Peripheral blood cultures ... • Persistent fever ... , positive cultures ... #Endocarditis #checklist
Tale of Two Staphylococci: 
Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). 

MSSA arrived quietly,
trajectory of fever ... positive blood cultures ... He entered the bloodstream ... cleared from the bloodstream
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist ... MICRO: Make sure cultures ... bedside echo is never ... #ICU #Pearls #Checklist
SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK

DEFINITION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
 • Sepsis: Life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host
abdomen, GU tract, bloodstream ... • Symptoms: Fever ... • Obtain cultures ... • Obtain cultures
Possible Algorithm for Workup of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO)
Tier 1 Workup:
 • CBC, comprehensive metabolic
Possible Algorithm ... for Workup of Fever ... Blood & urine cultures ... DrEricStrong #FUO #Algorithm ... #Fever #Unknown
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
carry treatment implications ... breakdown of glycogen stores ... #differential #algorithm
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) Diagnostic Algorithm
STEP 1 Perform a comprehensive history and complete physical examination.
STEP
Fever of Unknown ... FUO) Diagnostic Algorithm ... releasing assay, blood cultures ... ofaa132/5828054 #Fever ... FUO #Diagnosis #Algorithm