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Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Infective Endocarditis ... microbiological techniques Work-up ... BCNIE relies on evaluation ... Negative #Infective #Endocarditis ... #differential #workup
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... Initial evaluation ... Peripheral blood cultures ... suspect right-sided endocarditis ... Critical Care #Endocarditis
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
for Infective Endocarditis ... demonstrating active endocarditis ... demonstrated by culture ... positive blood culture ... criteria #Infective #Endocarditis
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 ... tract infection, endocarditis
Endocarditis - Duke Criteria - Major and Minor

MAJOR CRITERIA: 
 - Persistently +ve blood culture for
Endocarditis - Duke ... Persistently +ve blood culture ... Positive blood cultures ... criteria #Endocarditis
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
with Infective Endocarditis ... Negative Blood Cultures ... antibiotics prior to cultures ... Number one cause of culture ... #Infective #Endocarditis
Differential Diagnosis of Hypoglycemia
Evaluation of Hypoglycemia
Patients with known diabetes who are not systemically ill and can
of Hypoglycemia Evaluation ... , no extensive workup ... EtOH - Infectious workup ... urine and blood cultures
Hypercalcemia - Workup and Management 

#Hypercalcemia #Workup #Diagnosis #Management #Evaluation
Hypercalcemia - Workup ... Hypercalcemia #Workup ... Diagnosis #Management #Evaluation
Age-Focused Initial Evaluation for Pyoderma Gangrenosum 

All Patients: 
 - A thorough history and physical examination
Age-Focused Initial Evaluation ... biopsy with tissue culture ... #Gangrenosum #Workup ... #Evaluation #Age
Headache Evaluation Algorithm

- By Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong 

#Headache #Evaluation #Algorithm #Diagnosis #Workup
Headache Evaluation ... #Headache #Evaluation ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Workup