2040 results
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 ... infections, whose clinical
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 ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm
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 ... positive blood culture
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Peripheral blood cultures ... • Additional culture ... fever, positive cultures ... Obtain single blood culture ... Internet Book of Critical
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Normal: < 1% Clinically ... having positive cultures ... including blood cultures ... likelihood of negative clinical ... sensitivity of 67% for culture
Various wide complex tachycardia (WCT) differentiation algorithmic designs and algorithms.
The most commonly utilized approaches to differentiate
differentiation algorithmic ... designs and algorithms ... decision‐tree algorithms ... Electrocardiogram #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Algorithms
Ascites - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

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Perform paracentesis:
 • Cell count and diff 
 • Total
Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm ... and anaerobic culture ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Chest XRay Consolidation Pattern - Differential Algorithm #Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR #Consolidation #Pattern #Differential #Algorithm #RadiologyAssistant
- Differential Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #Algorithm
Aspergillus terreus on Culture and Microscopy
 - velvety white, later dusky "cinnamon' growth on culture
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Aspergillus terreus on Culture ... cinnamon' growth on culture ... Aspergillus #terreus #clinical ... #culture #Microscopy ... #clinical #microbiology
Chest XRay Interstitial Pattern - Differential Algorithm #Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR #Interstitial #Pattern #Differential #Algorithm #RadiologyAssistant
- Differential Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #Algorithm