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My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
with Infective Endocarditis ... Eg: C. burnetii ... Mycobacterial etc ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis ... #Management #Algorithm
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Differential Diagnosis ... Diagnosis? ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... • IV Antibiotics ... #diagnosis #management
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
CAPD-associated ... Things To Know Diagnosis ... erythema, discharge, etc ... • Prophylactic antibiotics ... #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
to prevent endocarditis ... congenital heart disease ... prosthetic valve etc ... #Indications #Gastroenterology ... #Management
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
exclude other lung disease ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... subjective dyspnea, etc ... main ones) - Antibiotics ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
syndrome with acne: antibiotics ... antiinflammatory properties e.g ... Tetracyclines etc ... osteoarticular and skin disease ... #management #Dermatology