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MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
Gout Effusion on POCUS ... Gram stain neg ( ... culture ultimately ... MSU crystals=Gout ... #ultrasound #MSK
Nocardia on Culture and Respiratory Microscopy
 - Gram stain from plate culture: classic beaded, branching GPR
Nocardia on Culture ... Microscopy - Gram ... stain from plate culture ... richdavisphd #Nocardia #Culture
Guide to Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures

I arrange the potential Gram stain results that one can
Positive Blood Cultures ... the potential Gram ... 3 questions to ask ... positive bottles/cultures ... Fewer positive cultures
Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
epidermidis - Gram-negative ... Histoplasma) - Culture ... Enterococci - Gram-negative ... streptococci - Culture
Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
Blood culture contaminants ... Grouped by gram ... negative vs gram
Streptococcus pneumoniae on Culture and Sputum Microscopy
 - alpha hemolysis; "P disk," optichin, sensitive
 - Sputum:
pneumoniae on Culture ... on the ends), Gram ... Streptococcus #pneumoniae #Culture
Abiotrophia defectiva on Blood Culture and Microscopy
 - only growing on Chocolate Agar
 - Gram pos
defectiva on Blood Culture ... Chocolate Agar - Gram ... #microbiology #culture
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis 
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Chills 
 • Abdominal pain 
Diagnosis
• Positive Gram ... stain/culture
Corynebacterium diphtheriae on Culture and Microscopy
Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the cause of vaccine-preventable diphtheria.

Matching name to features:
"Coryne" (korune)
diphtheriae on Culture ... korune) "club" (see gram ... #diphtheriae #Culture
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
arthrocentesis w/ fluid culture ... , Gram stain, cell ... staphylococcus, gram ... treatment until cultures