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Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
Culture Collection Algorithm ... evidenced based algorithm ... Algorithm Source ... tract infection, endocarditis ... Collection #Drawing #Algorithm
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
for Infective Endocarditis ... demonstrating active endocarditis ... Positive blood cultures ... separate blood cultures ... involvement - Echocardiogram
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
with Infective Endocarditis ... Negative Blood Cultures ... antibiotics prior to cultures ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
infection - Management Algorithm ... Obtain blood cultures ... metastatic infection (endocarditis ... infection #Management #Algorithm
Figure. An approach to the diagnostic use of echocardiography (echo). Rx indicates prescription; TEE, transesophageal
echocardiography; and
stigmata of infective endocarditis ... diseases, previous endocarditis ... other stigmata of endocarditis ... Transesophageal #Echocardiogram ... #TTE #TEE #Algorithm
24 yo M sent from clinic to ED for + blood cultures. POCUS shows aortic valve
ED for + blood cultures ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... Aorta #Vegetation #Endocarditis
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
Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis on POCUS

This is the bedside Echo of a critically ill young lady who
Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis ... a patient with endocarditis ... see right-sided endocarditis ... Blood cultures were ... POCUS #Clinical #Echocardiogram
Possible Algorithm for Workup of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO)
Tier 1 Workup:
 • CBC, comprehensive metabolic
Possible Algorithm ... Blood & urine cultures ... • Repeat blood cultures ... Neuroimaging • Echocardiogram ... DrEricStrong #FUO #Algorithm