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A good approach when dealing with hypotension at the bedside includes using the following systematic four
systematic four step evaluation ... each individual component ... Resistance #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #IM #PCC #Hypotensive ... Hypotension #Approach #Algorithm
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Endocarditis Algorithm ... vs Noninfective Causes ... • Autoimmune disease ... #Algorithm #Infective ... #Noninfective #Causes
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Infectious endocarditis ... Infection: • Fungal ... #causes
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Lesions) • Fifth Disease ... Infection • Endocarditis ... Onset • Fungal ... #Orthopedics #Causes
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
with Infective Endocarditis ... therapy - Number one cause ... Fungal (Histoplasma ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Diagnosis and Evaluation ... symptoms (HA, nausea ... , liver, renal disease ... history #Diagnosis #EM ... #Differential #Algorithm
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
Pulmonary Nodule Evaluation ... are called lung masses ... obstructive pulmonary disease ... coronary artery disease ... Management options
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation of Chronic ... Causes of acute ... Systemic disease ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis ... BCNIE relies on evaluation ... but important causes ... exists Infectious Diseases ... Negative #Infective #Endocarditis
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... infections are caused ... Endophthalmitis, Endocarditis ... vori Infectious Diseases ... #treatment #fungal