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Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
demonstrated by culture ... Positive blood cultures ... positive blood culture ... positive blood culture ... involvement - Echocardiogram
Invasive Candidiasis (IC)

Diagnosis:
Culture:
 • Gold standard, but Slow (~2-3 days), 50% sensitivity
 • Blood Sample
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Diagnosis: Culture ... Sterile-site biopsy Non-culture-based ... Diseases Consults • Echocardiogram
Tuberculous Pericardial Effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram (S4C)
Here is an immunosuppressed patient with culture proven TB pericardial
Effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram ... immunosuppressed patient with culture ... Effusion #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Streptococcus Bacteremia - Indications for Echocardiogram
1) Identify the streptococci:
  - Low-risk streptococci: S. intermedius, S.
Indications for Echocardiogram ... positive blood culture ... #Indications #Echocardiogram
hyperdynamic LV, oscillating echogenic mass on the anterior leaflet of the MV with severe eccentric MR,
eccentric MR, culture ... endocarditis #pocus #echocardiogram
24 yo M sent from clinic to ED for + blood cultures. POCUS shows aortic valve
ED for + blood cultures ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Possible Algorithm for Workup of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO)
Tier 1 Workup:
 • CBC, comprehensive metabolic
Blood & urine cultures ... • Repeat blood cultures ... Neuroimaging • Echocardiogram
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
Blood Culture Collection ... to obtain blood cultures ... drawing blood cultures ... warrant blood cultures ... warrant blood cultures
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
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 ... #Echocardiogram