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Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
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-8%), Empyema (rupture ... space) • ElA for Cocci ... immunodiffusion test) • Culture ... 7 days to grow culture ... & Blood & CSF (Cocci
Abiotrophia defectiva on Blood Culture and Microscopy
 - only growing on Chocolate Agar
 - Gram pos
defectiva on Blood Culture ... Agar - Gram pos cocci ... #microbiology #culture
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
Blood Culture Collection ... Algorithm - Adult ... evidenced based algorithm ... Algorithm Source ... Implementation-of-an-evidence-based-algorithm-reduces-blood-culture-overuse-in-an-adult-emergency-department.php
Ultrasound of the Week - Achilles tendon rupture, complete

#Clinical #POCUS #Longitudinal #Achilles #Tendon #Ruptured #Complete #Tear
Achilles tendon rupture ... Achilles #Tendon #Ruptured
Achilles Tendon Rupture - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • The Achilles tendon is 15cm long in
Achilles Tendon Rupture ... Achilles tendon ruptures ... warriors") • Acute rupture ... - Pain over rupture ... swelling over rupture
Gram Negative Bacteria - Identification Algorithm
- Rods (Bacilli)
- Cocci (Diplococci)
- Coccobacilli
- HACEK Group

By Dr. Colleen S.
Identification Algorithm ... Rods (Bacilli) - Cocci ... Identification #Algorithm ... Microbiology #GNR #Cocci
Gram Positive Bacteria - Identification Algorithm
Cocci 
  - Catalase +
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Identification Algorithm ... Cocci - Catalase ... Identification #Algorithm ... Microbiology #GPC #Cocci
Papillary Muscle Rupture on POCUS

See the "cracking whip"?  This is what papillary muscle rupture looks
Papillary Muscle Rupture ... papillary muscle rupture ... Papillary #Muscle #Rupture
Early and Late Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction - Timeline of Complications
 - Ventricular Arrhythmias
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Papillary Muscle Rupture ... Ventricular Septal Rupture ... - LV Free Wall Rupture
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
Negative Blood Cultures ... antibiotics prior to cultures ... Number one cause of culture ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm