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Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
Blood culture contaminants ... negative vs gram positive ... @swinndong via Febrile ... febrilepodcast] #ID ... #Bloodculture #Bloodcx
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
blood cultures ... blood culture ... - Single positive ... blood culture for ... @swinndong via Febrile
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Aspergillus - Other positives ... in HM • False positives ... albumin, or other blood ... GM) - IVIg, blood ... setting of GVHD) ID
Osler's Nodes in a patient with infective endocarditis

67yo presents with R occipital intraparenchymal hemorrhage (IPH) attributed
develops fever and ID ... Blood cultures ( ... endocarditis #clinical #photo
Rigors And Bacteremia - Overview

• Rigors are a response to the release of cytokines and prostaglandins
• Chills in febrile ... specificity of 90.3% and positive ... transport across blood-brain
Patients with CHD are exceptionally sensitive to the effects of bronchiolitis on their volume status
Four principles
Spell 1.Redirect blood ... to redirect the blood ... improve pulmonary blood ... /kg. 4.Avoid positive ... #Management #Peds
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
Cultures of urine, blood ... NEJM #clinical #photo ... #peds #acute #dacryocystitis
Neonatal Resuscitation - Airway and Breathing
Airway
 • Opened by placing the infants's head in a neutral
head in a neutral position ... • Suction any blood ... Head in neutral position ... , neck position, ... Breathing #Management #peds
Pyuria on POCUS and Foley
What do you think the urine looks like in this patient?
There is
represent purulence or blood ... This patient was febrile ... clinical #foley #photo
Peritoneal Dialysis Complications
Peritonitis:
 • Can't miss! 6% of cases result in death
 • Diagnostics:
50% pMNs. 3) positive ... Swimming, Presence of pets ... Perforation: Feculent/bloody