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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
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 ... #COPD #AECOPD #Algorithm ... #Management #Exacerbation
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Algorithm for the ... Routine stool culture ... Acute #Diarrhea #management ... #algorithm #workup ... #diagnosis
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup and Management ... Algorithm in Transplant ... Bacterial culture ... #Algorithm #Transplant ... #diagnosis #differential
Algorithm Workup and Management of Suspected Uterine Infection
 • Physical Exam, including pelvic exam
 • Vitals,
Algorithm Workup ... and Management ... Cervical and blood cultures ... gynecology #obgyn #diagnosis ... #algorithm
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
bloodstream infection - Management ... Algorithm • Temperature ... Obtain blood cultures ... #Algorithm #CRBSI ... #diagnosis #management
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
Algorithm - Adult ... evidenced based algorithm ... Algorithm Source ... Implementation-of-an-evidence-based-algorithm-reduces-blood-culture-overuse-in-an-adult-emergency-department.php ... #Management #BloodCultures
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Peripheral blood cultures ... • Additional culture ... • Aggressive management ... #criticalcare #diagnosis ... #management
Stool Cultures - Indications in Diarrhea
Patient Categories to Order Stool Cultures On:
 • Persisting 1 week
Stool Cultures - ... to Order Stool Cultures ... positive stool culture ... iMedEducation #Stool #Cultures ... #Indications #diagnosis
General Algorithms for Assessment of the Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) (Algorithms 1, 2 and 3)

Algorithm
General Algorithms ... Device (LVAD) (Algorithms ... 1, 2 and 3) Algorithm ... sustain life #Diagnosis ... #Management #BMJ