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It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
simply a clinical diagnosis ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... establishing a diagnosis ... have achieved negative ... cardiology #treatment #table
Microbiology Antibiogram - Antibiotic Sensitivities
Gram Positive Cocci
Gram Negative Bacilli
Gram Negative Coccobacilli
Anaerobes
Atypicals

#Antibiogram #Antibiotic #Sensitivity #Susceptibility #table #pharmacology
Positive Cocci Gram Negative ... Bacilli Gram Negative ... Susceptibility #table
Important Biostatistics and Epidemiology Equations

Sensitivity = TP / (TP + FN) = true positives / disease
FP + TN) = true negatives ... all positives Negative ... / all negatives ... Specificity) Negative ... #calculations #diagnosis
Characteristics of Selected Pneumonias

Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus). Gram-positive diplococci. 
Haemophilus influenzae. Pleomorphic gram-negative coccobacilli. 
Staphylococcus aureus. Plump
Plump gram-negative ... Gram-negative rods ... Gram-negative rods ... Pneumonia #Patterns #Diagnosis ... #Comparison #Table
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) - Differential Diagnosis Table

Warm AIHA (48-70%)
Cold AHA (16-32%)
 • Donath-Landsteiner HA (paroxysmal
- Differential Diagnosis ... Table Warm AIHA ... AIHA (7-8%) DAT-negative ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Table #hematology
Who to test for BRCA 1/2?
Female Breast Cancer:
 • ≤ 45-50 years at diagnosis
 • Triple
45-50 years at diagnosis ... • Triple Negative ... cancers in this table ... factors in this table ... Cancer #screening #diagnosis
Point-of-care lung ultrasound for diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: notes from the field
Table 3: Description of
Point-of-care lung ultrasound ... for diagnosis of ... from the field Table ... Description of lung ultrasound ... findings #EBM #Diagnosis
Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
epidermidis - Gram-negative ... ) - Culture negative ... Enterococci - Gram-negative ... streptococci - Culture negative ... Bacteria #Pathogens #Diagnosis
Table of Antibiotics for Highly Resistant Gram Negative Infections 

Ceftazidime, Cefepime, Piperacillin/ Tazobactam, Carbapenems, Aztreonam, Aminoglycosides
Table of Antibiotics ... Resistant Gram Negative ... GramNegative #Infections #Table
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Systemic infection Native ... HACEK • Culture-negative ... epidermidis • Gram-negative ... Enterococcus • Gram-negative ... #Differential #Diagnosis