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Invasive Candidiasis (IC)

Diagnosis:
Culture:
 • Gold standard, but Slow (~2-3 days), 50% sensitivity
 • Blood Sample
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Non-culture-based tests ... • Molecular Tests ... susceptibility testing ... Line Targeted Treatment ... Diseases Consults • Echocardiogram
ASE Guidelines for Stress Echocardiography
 - Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography
 - Vasodilator Stress Echocardiography

#Stress #Echocardiogram #cardiology #Echocardiography
ASE Guidelines for ... Echocardiography #Stress #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology #Echocardiography ... #Testing #Protocols
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
Failure (HFrEF) Treatment ... HFrEF), we follow Guideline-Directed ... GDMT is basically getting ... by the ACC/AHA guidelines ... #StageC #Cardiology
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
used in the ED setting ... further workup and treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology ... Stratification #ChestPain
GRACE-1 Guidelines for Adult Patients with Recurrent Low-Risk Chest Pain

1) Pain > 3 hours - A
GRACE-1 Guidelines ... Normal stress test ... recommended #ChestPain ... LowRisk #GRACE #Guidelines ... #cardiology #management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... alterations in the setting ... only 5% of the resting ... #echocardiogram ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Pneumopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram

This 70yo male presents with sob. He is in a left lateral decub
Pneumopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Which diagnosis best ... /o vomiting in setting ... Pneumopericardium #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
(+) screening test ... prior history of treatment ... regardless of screening test ... molecular diagnostic tests ... Adolescent ARV Guidelines
If the patient has a HEART Score of 0-3 and a negative initial troponin, have a
second troponin test ... for provocative testing ... a provocative test ... #PatientInfo #Cardiology ... #ChestPain #LowRisk
Management of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor (ICI) Induced Cardiotoxicity
Problem - Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are associated with
✖ Current guideline ... abatacept for the treatment ... normal, significant echocardiogram ... Cardiotoxicity #cardiology ... oncology #management #treatment