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Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Infectious: • Pre-existing ... devices (CIED) Non-Infectious ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... (+): Acute: ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... Infectious: • Pre-existing ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... Positive: • Acute ... #Endocarditis #Differential
Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
Blood culture contaminants ... febrilepodcast] #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... #Microbiology # ... Micro #Differential
By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Differential
febrilepodcast] #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... #Microbiology # ... Micro #Differential
Fungal biomarkers
Beta-d-glucan
Aspergillus galactomannan

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]

#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential #Ddx
febrilepodcast.com] #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... #Differential # ... Aspergillus #Candida #Microbiology
Stool Cultures - Indications in Diarrhea
Patient Categories to Order Stool Cultures On:
 • Persisting 1 week
Stool Cultures - ... to Order Stool Cultures ... outbreak) Few infectious ... causes of acute ... positive stool culture
Common Encountered Infections by Location

 • Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
 • Pneumonia
 • Intra-abdominal Infections
Common Encountered Infections ... and Soft Tissue Infections ... • UTI #infections ... #differential # ... diagnosis #location #microbiology
Pulmonary symptoms in HIV-infected patient by CD4 count

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious
IDFellowCase #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... #Differential # ... Ddx #Diagnosis #Microbiology
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Framework
1)  Diagnostic studies only for dysentery, severe disease, >7 days
2)
Acute Diarrhea - ... Differential Diagnosis ... >7 days 2) PCR>culture ... : Medications, Acute ... #Diarrhea #Differential
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Lung Disease - Differential ... Workup Algorithm Acute ... Subacute: • Acute ... Infections: Lung ... lesion #pulmonary #differential