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Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Native Valve - Acute ... Gram-negative bacilli ... Gram-negative bacilli
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Watery/Large Volume (Small Bowel)
 • Viral
 • Bacterial (e.g. C peffrjngens,
Acute Diarrhea - ... Predominant • Bacillus ... Crohn's Colitis #Acute
Prevalence (Mean Percentage of Positive Specimens) of Various Respiratory Pathogens From Sinus Aspirates in Patients With
Patients With Acute ... Gram-negative bacilli ... No growth #Acute
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Framework
1)  Diagnostic studies only for dysentery, severe disease, >7 days
2)
Acute Diarrhea - ... Staph aureus, Bacillus ... : Medications, Acute ... uw_IMresidency #Acute
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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(28%) - Gm - bacilli ... 3%) - Gram + bacilli ... Reactive Syndrome - Acute
Causes of Acute Infectious Diarrhea
Noninflammatory Diarrhea
Viral - Noroviruses, astrovirus, adenovirus, Rotavirus, sapovirus
Protozoal - Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium,
Causes of Acute ... Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus ... Diarrhea #Causes #Acute
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
the time course (acute ... MONOARTHRITIS • Acute ... asymmetric pattern Acute ... Gram-negative bacilli
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
and paralysis, acute ... pneumophila • Bacillus ... maltophilia • Bacillus
Typical therapeutic applications of Tetracyclines (Doxycycline)
Gram (+) cocci: Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin-resistant strains), Streptococcus pneumoniae
Gram (+)
pneumoniae Gram (+) bacilli ... : Bacillus anthracis
Gram Negative Bacteria - Identification Algorithm
- Rods (Bacilli)
- Cocci (Diplococci)
- Coccobacilli
- HACEK Group

By Dr. Colleen S.
Algorithm - Rods (Bacilli ... Microbiology #GNR #Cocci #Bacilli