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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 ... non-bacterial pathogen ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm
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 ... range of enteric pathogens ... Ova and Parasite evaluation ... #Diarrhea #Workup
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis ... BCNIE relies on evaluation ... but important causes ... PCR for specific pathogens ... #differential #workup
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
infection - Management Algorithm ... Hemodynamically stable ... metastatic infection (endocarditis ... • Resistant pathogens ... infection #Management #Algorithm
Reproductive Number (R0 "R Naught") showing how contagious / transmissible a pathogen is.  The R0
transmissible a pathogen ... Ebola) and their case-fatality ... take into account case-fatality ... #coronavirus #comparison ... #table #SARS #Ebola
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
• Immunologic Workup ... Discontinuation of causal ... • Immunologic Workup ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison ... #table #rheumatology