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Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
Algorithm • Temperature ... metastatic infection (endocarditis ... osteomyelitis, septic ... Hernodynamically stable after treatment ... #diagnosis #management
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
lesions • Mycotic aneurysm ... Glomerulonephritis Septic ... Antibiotics • Surgery ... Viridans Surgery ... #diagnosis #management
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
flora of healthy cats ... 13%), Pneumonia, Endocarditis ... , Septic arthritis ... Treatment: • 50% ... #management #treatment
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
lesions • Mycotic aneurysm ... tumor embolism Septic ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... antibiotics • Surgery ... Viridans Surgery
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
MC: CNS CSF: • ... Isolated fever • Septic ... • Meningitis, septic ... arthritis, and endocarditis ... #Management #Infections
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
circulation and its ... Consider Sepsis, ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
Intraoperative Hypoxia ... delivery • Pause surgery ... tamponade → 3-9 o Sepsis ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Workup #Management
Crohn's Disease & New Diagnosis of Colon Cancer Algorithm
 - Define Colonic Disease Extent, Activity &
Disease & New Diagnosis ... of Colon Cancer Algorithm ... of "at risk" to survey ... Colon #Cancer #algorithm ... #management #treatment