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Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
infection - Management Algorithm ... metastatic infection (endocarditis ... osteomyelitis, septic ... CRBSI: • Severe sepsis ... Hernodynamically stable after treatment
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated aortic
Echocardiogram Surgery ... considered in pts ... #Vegetations #endocarditis ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated
Echocardiogram (PLAX) Surgery ... considered in pts ... #Vegetations #endocarditis ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
substance use • IV catheter ... Glomerulonephritis Septic ... Antibiotics • Surgery ... Viridans Surgery ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Central Venous Catheters ... clinical concern for endocarditis ... Consider: Spine, CNS ... #candidiasis #treatment
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Immunocompromise Treatment ... lines, osteo, endocarditis ... Tissue penetration (CNS ... • Secondary to Treatment ... Infection: IV catheter
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
flora of healthy cats ... General malaise • Septic ... 13%), Pneumonia, Endocarditis ... , Septic arthritis ... Treatment: • 50%
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
substance use • IV catheter ... tumor embolism Septic ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Viridans Surgery ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
circulation and its ... on the heart (Sepsis ... Consider Sepsis, ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... circulation and its ... on the heart (Sepsis ... Consider Sepsis, ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm