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My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
with Infective Endocarditis ... therapy - Number one cause ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infective Endocarditis ... e.g. fractured long ... Marfan's Syndrome ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
• Typhus, gram-negative ... Non-Infectious Causes ... disease • Behcet's syndrome ... • Hyper-IgD syndrome ... Brucellosis • Liver or lung
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... • Coagulase-negative ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Treat underlying cause ... #diagnosis #management
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
• Initial Management ... • Syndrome caused ... Syndrome usually ... • Management: ... gram positive and negative
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Chest X-ray and lung ... ultrasound (exclude ... other lung disease ... Do not measure negative ... #Management #CriticalCare
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
Diagnosis and Management ... Algorithm Lifestyle ... • Secondary Causes ... Endocrinopathies (Cushing Syndrome ... #algorithm #DM2
#POCUS of the posterior lung bases in a (#covid19 negative) patient with severe idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
the posterior lung ... bases in a (#covid19 ... negative) patient ... sonographic interstitial syndrome ... ) #LUS #ultrasound
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
, verrucous) - Lung ... aureus, Coagulase-negative ... staphylococci Culture Negative ... Cholesterol emboli syndrome ... Septic emboli cause
ICU Pre-Rounding Bundle Checklist
VITALS: trends!
 • Important to know if the pt is getting better or
Pre-Rounding Bundle Checklist ... (how long on/off ... and hourly net negative ... / TUBES: know gauges ... #CriticalCare #Management