2005 results
Abiotrophia defectiva on Blood Culture and Microscopy
 - only growing on Chocolate Agar
 - Gram pos
defectiva on Blood Culture ... Agar - Gram pos cocci ... Abiotrophia #defectiva #clinical ... #microbiology #culture
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
 •
space) • ElA for Cocci ... Immunodiffusion for Cocci ... immunodiffusion test) • Culture ... 7 days to grow culture ... & Blood & CSF (Cocci
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
Blood Culture Collection ... to obtain blood cultures ... drawing blood cultures ... warrant blood cultures ... infections, whose clinical
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
demonstrated by culture ... Definite IE - Clinical ... Positive blood cultures ... positive blood culture ... positive blood culture
Guide to Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures

I arrange the potential Gram stain results that one can
Positive Blood Cultures ... follows: Gram(+) cocci ... rods, Gram(–) cocci ... Gram(+) cocci are ... Remember that clinician
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Peripheral blood cultures ... • Additional culture ... fever, positive cultures ... Obtain single blood culture ... Internet Book of Critical
Bilateral Biceps Tendon Rupture Injury 

Bilateral bicipital rupture sustained during curling exercise.

#Biceps #Tendon #Rupture #Injury #Bilateral
Biceps Tendon Rupture ... Bilateral bicipital rupture ... Biceps #Tendon #Rupture ... Injury #Bilateral #clinical ... #video #physicalexam
Achilles Tendon Rupture in Slow Motion

Dr. Boris Gojanovic @DrSportSante

#Achilles #Tendon #Rupture #SlowMotion #clinical #Video #Sports #Mechanism
Achilles Tendon Rupture ... Achilles #Tendon #Rupture ... #SlowMotion #clinical ... Sports #Mechanism #PhysicalExam
Achilles Tendon Rupture in Slow Motion

Caused by high speed knee extension with ankle dorsiflexion.

Dr. Boris Gojanovic
Achilles Tendon Rupture ... Achilles #Tendon #Rupture ... #SlowMotion #clinical ... Sports #Mechanism #PhysicalExam
Abnormal Simmonds-Thompson Test (Positive) for Achilles Tendon Rupture

In this positive Simmonds-Thompson test, there is no plantar
Achilles Tendon Rupture ... Achilles tendon rupture ... Achilles #Tendon #Rupture ... #Clinical #Video ... #PhysicalExam #