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Endocarditis - Duke Criteria - Major and Minor

MAJOR CRITERIA: 
 - Persistently +ve blood culture for
Endocarditis - Duke Criteria ... Minor MAJOR CRITERIA ... infection MINOR CRITERIA ... cultures that do not meet ... specific criteria
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
Duke's Criteria ... IE - Pathologic Criteria ... Major Criteria: ... bcxs that do not meet ... major criteria
Figure 53 – Longitudinal (left) and transverse (right) images from an ultrasound of the pylorus demonstrate
these measurements meet ... the criteria for ... #Clinical #POCUS
Criteria for diagnosis of PPCM - Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
1) LV EF <0.45
2) Meets the Framingham criteria for
Criteria for diagnosis ... LV EF <0.45 2) Meets ... the Framingham criteria ... Cardiomyopathy #Criteria
Mees' Lines
Transverse while lines (usually one per nail, no depressions) that often can will disappear if
Mees' Lines Transverse ... #Mees #Lines #Fingernails ... Sign #Arsenic #HeavyMetal
ASE Echocardiographic Assessment of Valve Stenosis
 • Aortic Valve Stenosis
 • Mitral Valve Stenosis
 • Tricuspid
Echocardiogram #POCUS ... diagnosis #cardiology #criteria ... #POCUS
St Paul's Early Discharge Rule
 
ONE HOUR after naloxone administration, patients can be safely discharged if
discharged if they meet ... ALL SIX criteria ... Discharge #Rule #Criteria
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Visualized on POCUS ... Criteria for SBO ... #Jejunum #SBO #POCUS
The Liver Consult Primer - Guide to calling a consult
HPI:
 - Start with reason for consult
different) PMHx: - Focus ... liver biopsy Meds ... - Outpatient meds ... prior hepatotoxic meds
ASE Echocardiography Guidelines for Evaluation of Valvular Regurgitation
 • Aortic Valve
 • Mitral Valve
 • Tricuspid
Echocardiogram #POCUS ... diagnosis #cardiology #criteria ... #POCUS