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Endocarditis - Duke Criteria - Major and Minor

MAJOR CRITERIA: 
 - Persistently +ve blood culture for
Endocarditis - Duke Criteria ... Minor MAJOR CRITERIA ... infection MINOR CRITERIA ... cultures that do not meet ... specific criteria
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
Duke's Criteria ... IE - Pathologic Criteria ... Major Criteria: ... bcxs that do not meet ... major criteria
Mees' Lines
Transverse while lines (usually one per nail, no depressions) that often can will disappear if
Mees' Lines Transverse ... associated with arsenic ... #Mees #Lines #Fingernails ... #Photo #Sign #Arsenic
Figure 53 – Longitudinal (left) and transverse (right) images from an ultrasound of the pylorus demonstrate
these measurements meet ... the criteria for ... #Clinical #POCUS
Criteria for diagnosis of PPCM - Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
1) LV EF <0.45
2) Meets the Framingham criteria for
Criteria for diagnosis ... LV EF <0.45 2) Meets ... the Framingham criteria ... Cardiomyopathy #Criteria
ASE Echocardiographic Assessment of Valve Stenosis
 • Aortic Valve Stenosis
 • Mitral Valve Stenosis
 • Tricuspid
Echocardiogram #POCUS ... diagnosis #cardiology #criteria ... #POCUS
St Paul's Early Discharge Rule
 
ONE HOUR after naloxone administration, patients can be safely discharged if
discharged if they meet ... ALL SIX criteria ... Discharge #Rule #Criteria
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Visualized on POCUS ... Criteria for SBO ... #Jejunum #SBO #POCUS
ASE Echocardiography Guidelines for Evaluation of Valvular Regurgitation
 • Aortic Valve
 • Mitral Valve
 • Tricuspid
Echocardiogram #POCUS ... diagnosis #cardiology #criteria ... #POCUS
The Liver Consult Primer - Guide to calling a consult
HPI:
 - Start with reason for consult
different) PMHx: - Focus ... liver biopsy Meds ... - Outpatient meds ... prior hepatotoxic meds