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Endocarditis - Duke Criteria - Major and Minor

MAJOR CRITERIA: 
 - Persistently +ve blood culture for
Endocarditis - Duke ... Criteria - Major ... Minor MAJOR CRITERIA ... organisms - ECHO: vegetation ... #Endocarditis
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
for Infective Endocarditis ... Pathologic lesions - vegetation ... demonstrating active endocarditis ... histology of a vegetation ... #Infective #Endocarditis
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... Initial evaluation ... suspect right-sided endocarditis ... cultures • Large vegetation ... repeat echo (to r/o vegetation
Evaluating Patients for Smallpox
Acute, Generalized Vesicular or Pustular Rash Illness Protocol

#SmallPox #Algorithm #Diagnosis #Criteria #Differential #Varicella
Evaluating Patients ... #SmallPox #Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Criteria ... Differential #Varicella #Criteria
Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) Evaluation Algorithm

- Dr. Josh Farkas @PulmCrit

#4TScore #HITT #Algorithm #HeparinInduced #Thrombocytopenia #Diagnosis #Criteria #Hematology
Thrombocytopenia (HIT) Evaluation ... Algorithm - ... #4TScore #HITT #Algorithm ... Thrombocytopenia #Diagnosis #Criteria
Algorithm for selection of the young potential living kidney donor candidate. ∗APOL1 genetic testing is recommended
Algorithm for selection ... Candidate #LRRT #LURT #Criteria ... #Evaluation #Algorithm
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Endocarditis Summary ... formation • Other vegetations ... -> TEE • Duke Criteria ... -mm left sided vegetations ... #Endocarditis
How should the modified Sgarbossa Criteria be used in initial evaluation of patients with suspected AMI
modified Sgarbossa Criteria ... used in initial evaluation ... AcuteCoronarySyndrome #ACS #LBBB #Evaluation ... #Algorithm #RebelEM
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation ... cardiac surgery, endocarditis ... Definite: (>2 Major Criteria ... Major + 1 Minor Criteria ... differential #scoring #criteria
Figure. An approach to the diagnostic use of echocardiography (echo). Rx indicates prescription; TEE, transesophageal
echocardiography; and
stigmata of infective endocarditis ... diseases, previous endocarditis ... other stigmata of endocarditis ... large or mobile vegetations ... Echocardiogram #TTE #TEE #Algorithm