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Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
and Management ... Painless) Purulent Arthritis ... Distal joints, knees ... #Management #Microbiology ... #InfectiousDiseases
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... • Aggressive management ... infection (e.g. septic arthritis ... #criticalcare #diagnosis ... #management
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
sinusitis, septic arthritis ... peritonitis, and endocarditis ... Diagnosis: • Physical ... #microbiology #diagnosis ... #management
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
13%), Pneumonia, Endocarditis ... , Septic arthritis ... Cholecystitis Diagnosis ... microbiology #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #management
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... of hands/feet, knees ... : CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS ... #Rheumatoid #Arthritis ... #diagnosis #management
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
) Joint Septic Arthritis ... on POCUS IVDU ... no stigmata of endocarditis ... Diagnosis? ... #Effusion #POCUS
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
bloodstream infection - Management ... metastatic infection (endocarditis ... osteomyelitis, septic arthritis ... Algorithm #CRBSI #diagnosis ... #management
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Endophthalmitis, Endocarditis ... #Management #treatment ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Tricuspid regurgitation is present on this subxiphoid view of a patient diagnosed with endocarditis. If you
view of a patient diagnosed ... with endocarditis ... #Endocarditis #Vegetation ... echocardiogram #ultrasound #POCUS ... #S4C
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Histoplasmosis Diagnosis ... Meningitis, septic arthritis ... , and endocarditis ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... #Management #Infections