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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 ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis ... #Management #Algorithm
Ascites - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

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Perform paracentesis:
 • Cell count and diff 
 • Total
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup Algorithm ... and anaerobic culture ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Indications for Obtaining Blood Cultures - Algorithm

#Blood #Cultures #Indications #Algorithm #diagnosis
Obtaining Blood Cultures ... - Algorithm #Blood ... #Cultures #Indications ... #Algorithm #diagnosis
Invasive Candidiasis (IC) - Diagnostic Algorithm for the Immunocompetent patients in critical care setting
 • Assessment
Candidiasis (IC) - Diagnostic ... Algorithm for the ... risk factors • Culture ... tissue • Non-culture ... #algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm ... and Differential Diagnosis ... including blood culture ... , urine culture, ... #AKI #Workup #Algorithm
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Algorithm for the ... Routine stool culture ... while awaiting culture ... Diarrhea #management #algorithm ... #workup #diagnosis
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis ... Algorithm • Confirm ... → Urine culture ... uw_IMresidency #Hematuria #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Workup
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Framework
1)  Diagnostic studies only for dysentery, severe disease, >7 days
2)
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework 1) Diagnostic ... >7 days 2) PCR>culture ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... NonInfectious #Algorithm
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... for alternate diagnoses ... gram stain and culture ... deficiency for newly diagnosed ... #COPD #AECOPD #Algorithm
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Endocarditis Algorithm ... • HACEK • Culture-negative ... #Endocarditis #Algorithm ... #Differential #Diagnosis