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Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
for Infective Endocarditis ... demonstrating active endocarditis ... major clinical criteria ... involvement - Echocardiogram ... #Infective #Endocarditis
Centor - Clinical Decision Rule for Management of Sore Throat #Diagnosis #Management #EM #IM #Centor #Criteria
Centor - Clinical ... Decision Rule for Management ... Throat #Diagnosis #Management ... EM #IM #Centor #Criteria ... #StrepThroat #Algorithm
Centor - Clinical Decision Rule for Management of Sore Throat #Diagnosis #Management #EM #IM #Centor #Criteria
Centor - Clinical ... Decision Rule for Management ... Throat #Diagnosis #Management ... EM #IM #Centor #Criteria ... #StrepThroat #Algorithm
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
who meet SIRS criteria ... infections, whose clinical ... tract infection, endocarditis ... #Management #BloodCultures ... #Indications #Criteria
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
incomplete Kawasaki Disease ... if they have no clinical ... purposes of this algorithm ... those >day 10 with clinical ... #Incomplete #Algorithm
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Pre-existing valvular disease ... Congenital heart disease ... • Metastatic disease ... -> TEE • Duke Criteria ... #diagnosis #management
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Whipple Disease ... Diagnosis and Management ... Diagnostic Criteria ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #criteria
Figure. An approach to the diagnostic use of echocardiography (echo). Rx indicates prescription; TEE, transesophageal
echocardiography; and
congenital heart diseases ... , previous endocarditis ... other stigmata of endocarditis ... Transesophageal #Echocardiogram ... #TTE #TEE #Algorithm
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
function tests algorithm ... metabolic syndrome criteria ... alcohol-related liver disease ... non-alcoholic fatty liver disease ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm
Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Curcumin:
 • Natural phytochemical from turmeric
 • 2g/day divided in 2-3
Ulcerative Colitis - Management ... Algorithm Curcumin ... Nissle • VSL#3: ↑ clinical ... dosing if liver disease ... #Colitis #UC #Management