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Clinical Features of Infective Endocarditis

General 
 - Malaise 
 - Clubbing 

Cardiac 
 - Murmurs
Features of Infective Endocarditis ... Mycotic aneurysm Renal ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... #Symptoms #Signs
Infective Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pearls:
 - Consider non-infectious endocarditis in pts with cancer/SLE and
Infective Endocarditis ... Diagnosis and Management ... non-infectious endocarditis ... - Classical signs ... #Diagnosis #Management
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Pericarditis, Endocarditis ... Abdominal pain (20%) Renal ... erythematosus #signs
Multiple Myeloma Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Signs:
 • hyperCalcemia 28% (bone demineralization)
 • Renal disease 48%
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Clinical Signs ... demineralization) • Renal ... Myeloma #Diagnosis #Management
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
unstable vital signs ... tract infection, endocarditis ... #Management #BloodCultures
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
failure: CID, Renal ... 13%), Pneumonia, Endocarditis ... infectiousdiseases #diagnosis #management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... , and possibly renal ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Signs #Symptoms
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
Treat if other signs ... bilirubin 3) or renal ... SBP #diagnosis #management
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
rise is a late sign ... ); may require renal ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
lower risk of renal ... precede other signs ... comparison #challenges #management