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Early and Late Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction - Timeline of Complications
 - Ventricular Arrhythmias
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Acute Myocardial Infarction ... - LV Free Wall Rupture ... Dressler Syndrome) #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Timeline ... Complications #Myocardial #Infarction
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Diagnosis: ... • Stool culture ... ) • CSF (CNS Infection ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... #management #infectiousdiseases
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Diagnosis: ... • Stool culture ... ) • CSF (CNS Infection ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... #management #infectiousdiseases
Mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction
MR: mitral regurgitation, MI: myocardial infarction

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #Timeline #PostMI #Complications #Myocardial
acute myocardial infarction ... MI: myocardial infarction ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Complications #Myocardial #Infarction ... #Mechanical #Rupture
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood culture ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #culture ... #Endocarditis #InfectiousDiseases ... #CNIE #BCNIE #cardiology
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
developing active infection ... • Tuberculosis infection ... Mycobacterial culture ... Mycobacterial culture ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Complications Following Myocardial Infarction
Heart Failure - Ineffcient pumping of the heart.  Can be acute or
Following Myocardial Infarction ... Papillary Muscle Rupture ... myocardial wall) rupture ... Complications #Myocardial #Infarction ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Peripheral blood cultures ... • Additional culture ... for metastatic infection ... metastatic foci of infection ... #criticalcare #diagnosis
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
define the type of infection ... then review prior cultures ... Obtain cultures ... #management #infectiousdisease
Dressler Syndrome - 
Postmyocardlal Infarctlon syndrome / Postpericardlotomy pericarditis
• Occurs 2 -10 weeks post myocardial infarction
Postmyocardlal Infarctlon ... post myocardial infarction ... Dressler #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Postmyocardlal ... #Infarctlon