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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 ... #Endocarditis #diagnosis
Fetal Yawn on Fetal Ultrasound

The fetal yawn will always be one of my favorite in utero
Yawn on Fetal Ultrasound ... utero events to capture ... on ultrasound. ... POCUS #Obstetrics #Radiology ... #Clinical #Fetus
Ocular Ultrasound Pocketcard
Painless Vision Loss
 • Retinal Detachment 
 • Posterior Vitreous Detachment 
 • Vitreous
Ocular Ultrasound ... Body • Globe Rupture ... Pocus101 #Ocular #Ultrasound ... #differential #diagnosis ... #radiology #ophthalmology
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Cardiac Rupture ... RJonesSonoEM #Rupture ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound ... #Cardiology #A4c ... #clinical
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Peripheral blood cultures ... • Additional culture ... fever, positive cultures ... Internet Book of Critical ... #criticalcare #diagnosis
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 ... Dressler Syndrome) #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Timeline
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Normal: < 1% Clinically ... Differential Diagnosis ... counts may delay diagnosis ... likelihood of negative clinical ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood culture ... identified with modern culture ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #culture ... #CNIE #BCNIE #cardiology
Diagnosing Brucellosis
Epidemiological Exposures
- Endemic Regions
- Clinical Micro Lab Technicians
- Animal/Vaccine Exposure: Vets, Slaughterhouse workers, hunters
- Unpasteurized
Diagnosing Brucellosis ... Endemic Regions - Clinical ... cheese, ice cream) Clinical ... Transaminitis - Radiology ... : Culture (blood
Ultrasound of the Week - Achilles tendon rupture, complete

#Clinical #POCUS #Longitudinal #Achilles #Tendon #Ruptured #Complete #Tear
Ultrasound of the ... Achilles tendon rupture ... , complete #Clinical