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Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
blood culture negative ... causes #culture #negative ... #Endocarditis #InfectiousDiseases ... #Microbiology # ... CNIE #BCNIE #cardiology
Dextrocardia on EKG
 • Limb leads look like LA ←→ RA transposition
 • V1 ←→ V2
predominantly negative ... Dextrocardia #EKG #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Typical (Counterclockwise) and Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter
 • Inferior leads:
up, slow down; "negative ... • V1: Broad & negative ... aflutter #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
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intracellular gram negative ... Chlamydia #psittaci #microbiology ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Osborn waves - positive deflections at the J point (negative in aVR and V1) with a
at the J point (negative ... - are abnormal electrocardiogram ... EmergencyMedicine #Cardiology ... #osbornwaves #Electrocardiogram
Major electrocardiogram findings induced by left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH)
An increase in left ventricular mass augments the
Major electrocardiogram ... hypertrophied muscle and relative ... EKG #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Electrocardiogram
Here’s an ECG of a patient with 100% Acute LAD Occlusion

Remember that RBBB normally has ST
considered to have ’relative ... Total #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Wellen’s waves are biphasic with a tight positive, then negative deflection and evolve to become symmetrically
positive, then negative ... biphasic #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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fastidious gram-negative ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
infections • Gram-negative ... fusiform gram-negative ... Capnocytophaga #canimorsus #microbiology ... #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases