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SPICE (SPACE) Organisms
 - Colloquial acronym for gram-negative bacteria that have inducible, chromosomal beta-lactamase genes known
acronym for gram-negative ... to beta-lactam antibiotics ... Pseudomonas #Diagnosis ... #Microbiology # ... AmpC #Resistance #Antibiotics
SPICE (SPACE) Organisms

Gram-negative bacteria that have inducible, chromosomal beta-lactamase genes known as AmpC - Resistance may
SPICE (SPACE) Organisms ... Gram-negative ... Pseudomonas #Diagnosis ... #Microbiology # ... AmpC #Resistance #Antibiotics
Thyroid Storm Diagnosis and Management Checklist

Dr. Josh Farkas @PulmCrit

#Thyroid #Storm #Checklist #Diagnosis #Management #Endocrinology #CriticalCare
Thyroid Storm Diagnosis ... and Management ... Checklist Dr. ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Endocrinology #CriticalCare
GI Bleed Checklist

History, 
Exam, Labs, Access, Coagulation status, 
Medications, 
Interventions

#Diagnosis #Management #Gastrointestinal #GIBleed #Checklist #CriticalCare
GI Bleed Checklist ... Interventions #Diagnosis ... #Management #Gastrointestinal ... #GIBleed #Checklist ... #CriticalCare
FAST HUGS BID - ICU Checklist Mnemonic
F - Feeding
A - Analgesia
S - Sedation
T - Thromboprophylaxis
H -
HUGS BID - ICU Checklist ... De-escalation of Antibiotics ... FASTHUGSBID #ICU #Checklist ... #Mnemonic #management ... #criticalcare
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
bloodstream infection - Management ... Antibiotic Management ... multidrug resistant organisms ... Algorithm #CRBSI #diagnosis ... #management
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative ... Did they receive antibiotics ... Decreased yield due to antibiotic ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis ... #Management #Algorithm
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
 •
intracellular gram negative ... Inhalation of organisms ... hemoptysis, diarrhea Diagnosis ... Chlamydia #psittaci #microbiology ... #diagnosis #management
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
blood culture negative ... Although HACEK organisms ... #differential #diagnosis ... causes #culture #negative ... InfectiousDiseases #Microbiology
HECK YES - Mnemonic for Organisms with AmpC Resistance

H	Hafnia alvei
E	Enterobacter cloacae
C	Citrobacter freundii
K	Klebsiella aerogenes
Yes	Yersinia enterocolitica

Formerly SPICE /
- Mnemonic for Organisms ... Gram-negative bacteria ... to beta-lactam antibiotics ... AmpC #Resistance #Antibiotics ... #Diagnosis #Microbiology