61 results
Infective Endocarditis: Modified Duke Criteria
Clinical Criteria: 
1. Two major criteria 
2. One major and three minor
Infective Endocarditis ... Clinical Criteria ... Two major criteria ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases ... #Endocarditis #
Endocarditis - Duke Criteria - Major and Minor

MAJOR CRITERIA: 
 - Persistently +ve blood culture for
Endocarditis - Duke ... Criteria - Major ... Minor MAJOR CRITERIA ... - Predisposing ... #Endocarditis
IDSA Recommendations for empirical antimicrobial therapy for purulent meningitis based on patient age and specific predisposing
age and specific predisposing ... Empiric #Coverage #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology #Management
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
for Infective Endocarditis ... demonstrating active endocarditis ... Definite IE - Clinical ... major clinical criteria ... #Infective #Endocarditis
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
high index of clinical ... (NBTE): • Predisposing ... Hypercoagulable states • Clinical ... : • Predisposing ... indwelling catheters • Clinical
Centor - Clinical Decision Rule for Management of Sore Throat #Diagnosis #Management #EM #IM #Centor #Criteria
Centor - Clinical ... Decision Rule for Management ... Throat #Diagnosis #Management ... EM #IM #Centor #Criteria
Centor - Clinical Decision Rule for Management of Sore Throat #Diagnosis #Management #EM #IM #Centor #Criteria
Centor - Clinical ... Decision Rule for Management ... Throat #Diagnosis #Management ... EM #IM #Centor #Criteria
Trends in invasive mechanical ventilation, hydroxychloroquine, remdesivir, and corticosteroids in the US from April to July
#clinical #COVID19 ... #management #COVID ... #coronavirus #infectiousdiseases
Table 3. Suggested Empiric Treatment Options for Clinically Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Units Where Empiric Methicillin-Resistant
Treatment Options for Clinically ... Are Appropriate #Management ... #InfectiousDiseases
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Endocarditis Summary ... Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis ... -> TEE • Duke Criteria ... #Endocarditis ... #diagnosis #management