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Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
Blood culture contaminants ... negative vs gram positive ... #Infections #Microbiology ... #Micro #Differential ... #bcx #contaminant
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
Blood Disorders ... - Markers and Differential ... Disorder - Abnormal morphology ... @AmyChung #Blood ... hematology #Markers #Differential
Guide to Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures

I arrange the potential Gram stain results that one can
Interpretation of Positive ... Blood Cultures ... are grouped by ‘morphology ... BloodCultures #BCx ... Interpretation #Laboratory #Microbiology
Morphology and Descriptions of Endemic Fungal Infections with Yeasts in Tissues
Broad-based budding yeasts:
 • Description: Broad-based
Morphology and Descriptions ... capsule and positive ... fungal #infections #morphology ... #atlas #fungi #microbiology ... #differential #
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Patients First Tier Microbiologic-Testing ... CMV qPCR (Serum/Blood ... pathogens First Tier Microbiologic-Testing ... Colonoscopy +/- ... Transplant #diagnosis #differential
Morphology and Descriptions of Endemic Fungal Infections with Yeasts in Tissues
Broad-based budding yeasts:
 • Description: Broad-based
with mucicarmine positive ... thick mucicarmine positive ... capsule and positive ... fungi #infections #microbiology ... #differential #
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Airway • Check position ... perfusion, recheck blood ... check arterial blood ... levelling patient position ... Airway #Pressure #Differential
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
Airway • Check position ... perfusion, recheck blood ... surgical causes (Box ... Consider causes in Box ... #Hypotension #Differential
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
potential causes (Box ... Airway • Check position ... act accordingly (Box ... 3-5) Massive blood ... CardiacArrest #Checklist #Differential
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... : Blood cultures ... are positive in ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... • Blood cultures