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Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Disseminated Gonococcal ... Diagnosis and Management ... spread of the Gram-negative ... typically part of the workup ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
blood culture negative ... BCNIE #Causes #differential ... causes #culture #negative ... #Endocarditis #InfectiousDiseases ... #CNIE #BCNIE #cardiology
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
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Culture (ElA may be negative ... reveal spherules) Disseminated ... Coccidioides #Diagnosis #workup ... #infectiousdiseases
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... and Management Algorithm ... above testing negative ... #Diarrhea #Workup ... Transplant #diagnosis #differential
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Blood Culture-Negative ... cultures remain negative ... microbiological techniques Work-up ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #differential ... #workup #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Petechial Rash - Differential ... Meningococcemia - Disseminated ... deficiency Work ... Petechiae #Rash #Differential ... #dermatology #physicalexam
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential ... inspiration as the negative ... Kussmauls #Sign #physicalexam ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #differential #
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
Administer sedative ... bradycardia #diagnosis #differential ... #management #cardiology
Quincke's Pulse in a patient with a normal echocardiogram (non-valvular)

A 70 y/o man presents with new
Workup for cause ... highest on my differential ... AorticRegurgitation #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... Fingernails #Nailbed #Cardiology
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Phos), CBC with differential ... - Infectious workup ... Do not measure negative ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management