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A retrospective cohort study of blood culture results and microbiology laboratory charges for pediatric cases of
FalsePositive #Cultures #BloodCultures ... #CoNS
Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
Ddx #Diagnosis #Bloodculture
How to Determine a Contaminant vs True Infection 

What is the organism? Most 
common contaminants:
Jennifer Babik #BloodCultures
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
Endocarditis #Negative #BloodCultures
Coins on Chest XRay - Trachea vs Esophagus

Coins in the sagittal plane on X-ray are more
Coins on Chest XRay ... vs Esophagus Coins ... #Coins #ChestXRay
Antibiotics and CNS Diffusion

1. Drugs with good CNS diffusion:

- Fluoroquinolones, Fluconazole, voriconazole, Rifampin, Oxazolidinones, Metronidazole

2. Drugs
Antibiotics and CNS ... Drugs with good CNS ... with moderate CNS ... Drugs with low CNS ... #Antibiotics #CNS
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
CNS Ring-Enhancing ... + toxo IgG • CNS ... 30% present w/ CNS ... Solitary Lesion: • CNS ... @AnnKumfer #CNS
Drugs affecting the cardiac action potential. The sharp rise in voltage ("0") corresponds to the influx
influx of sodium ions ... eflux of potassium ions
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ring Completeness
 • Incomplete: Demyelinating Disease
 • Complete (MAGIC):
CNS Ring-Enhancing ... valeroldan23 #CNS
The components of the adrenal gland and consequences of excess hormone production #Pathophys #MedStudent #Conn #Cushing
Pathophys #MedStudent #Conn