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Diagnosing Brucellosis
Epidemiological Exposures
- Endemic Regions
- Clinical Micro Lab Technicians
- Animal/Vaccine Exposure: Vets, Slaughterhouse workers, hunters
- Unpasteurized
Regions - Clinical Micro ... , soft cheese, ice ... Transaminitis - Radiology ... : Culture (blood ... #Criteria #Workup
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 ... Bacterial culture ... above testing negative ... #Transplant #diagnosis
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
/management of shock ... MICRO: Make sure ... cultures ordered ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis ... #workup #criticalcare
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
and Management ... spread of the Gram-negative ... sets of blood cultures ... typically part of the workup ... #Management #Microbiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... • Coagulase-negative ... Differential Diagnosis ... Endocarditis Diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
- Infectious workup ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... Do not measure negative ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
The ECF and ICF ... both work together ... making it more negative ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis
Purpose: We sought to develop a patient decision aid to promote shared decision-making for patients who
have no serious diagnosis ... ED work-up for ... Explanation of future ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #Cardiology #EM
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
have achieved negative ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #table #foamed ... #icu #clinical