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Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
Ddx #Diagnosis #Bloodculture ... #Bloodcx #bcx #
How to Determine a Contaminant vs True Infection 

What is the organism? Most 
common contaminants:
Jennifer Babik #BloodCultures ... Contamination #Diagnosis #BCx
Guide to Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures

I arrange the potential Gram stain results that one can
Number of positive cx ... abx, obtain more cx ... for that aerobic box ... VarunPhadke2 #BloodCultures ... #BCx #Positive
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Eikenella corrodens, Kingella ... ID_fellows #BCNIE #BloodCulture
Diagnostic Approach to Hyponatremia
Box A:
 • Normo/hyperosmolar Hyponatremia: Glucose, Mannitol, Glycine, Contrast media, Maltose
 • Pseudohyponatremia:
Hyponatremia Box ... Ethlene Glycole Box ... Seizures, Confusion Box
Anatomic Snuff Box
 • 3 'P' Muscles - Abductor Pollicis Longus, Extensor Pollicis Brevis, Extensor Pollicis
Anatomic Snuff Box ... rev.med #Snuff #Box
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Eikenella corrodens, Kingella
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
Endocarditis #Negative #BloodCultures
Failure to Thrive - Evaluation Checklist
 • History: Baseline, ADLs/iADLs, Med Rec, ROS, Social support &
CXR, ESR, CRP, BCx
Transvenous Pacing - Procedure Instructions
Step 1. Place the introducer - ideally in R IJ or L
Set up the Box ... Wire + Generator Box ... - Initial Box ... Trouble Shooting the Box