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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 #
Posterior STEMI by "flipping" the EKG

- BCM IM Residency @BCM_InternalMed

#Posterior #STEMI #flipping #flipped #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram
"flipping" the EKG ... - BCM IM Residency ... flipping #flipped #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram
How to Determine a Contaminant vs True Infection 

What is the organism? Most 
common contaminants:
Jennifer Babik #BloodCultures ... Contamination #Diagnosis #BCx
Electrocardiographic Features of Digoxin Toxicity
 • Virtually any arrhythmia is possible. None specific for digoxin toxicity
Biphasic T waves - BCM ... Electrocardiogram #ekg ... #ecg #toxicology
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 ... special stains (e.g ... ID_fellows #BCNIE #BloodCulture
Failure to Thrive - Evaluation Checklist
 • History: Baseline, ADLs/iADLs, Med Rec, ROS, Social support &
, 25-OH Vit D, ECG ... CXR, ESR, CRP, BCx
Almost any type of cardiac arrhythmia is seen in digitalis toxic­ity. However, type II second-degree atrioventricular
The various ECG ... summarized in Box ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Digoxin #
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
Eg: C. burnetii ... Endocarditis #Negative #BloodCultures
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
Immunocompromised patients (e.g ... Endemic Fungi (e.g ... - Zoonotic (e.g ... Returning travelers (e.g ... BCM IM Residency