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Central Venous Catheter site selection - Clinical Decision Aid
IJ vs Subclavian vs Supraclavicular vs Femoral by
Central Venous Catheter ... site selection ... - Clinical Decision ... #Management #CriticalCare ... Complications #Locations #Sites
Invasive Fungal Infection (IFI)

Invasive fungal infections are severe infections in which fungal pathogens invade normally sterile
normally sterile body sites ... transplant) Indwelling catheters ... antibiotic exposure Clinical ... microscopy from sterile sites ... removal of infected catheters
Peritoneal Dialysis vs Hemodialysis - Advantages and Disadvantages 
Peritoneal Dialysis:
 • Access: Abdominal wall insertion of
Dialysis: • Access: Abdominal ... insertion of plastic catheter ... Previous abdominal ... from insertion sites ... thrombosis or infection
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
three different sites ... for metastatic infection ... metastatic foci of infection ... Internet Book of Critical ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
following): (1) Clinical ... of peritonitis (abdominal ... • Conncomitant catheter ... infection (exit ... site/tunnel erythema
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Lymphadenitis • Catheter ... , surgical site ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal ... Pulmonary Disease: Clinical ... Lung Disease: • Clinical
SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK

DEFINITION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
 • Sepsis: Life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host
host response to infection ... RISK FACTORS • Sites ... CLINICAL RECOGNITION ... CLINICAL FEATURES ... e.g., abscess, catheter