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HACEK is the acronym commonly used to describe and help doctors to remember a group of
Gram-negative bacilli ... which can also cause ... endocarditis is caused ... endocarditis is caused
Gram Positive Bacilli - LLAb RACCCEs Mnemonic
Listeria, Lactobacillus
Actinomyces (& Nocardia)
Rhodococcus
Arcanobacterium
Corynebacterium, Cutibacterium, Clostridium
Erysipelothrix

WuidQ: Washington University ID Questions
Gram Positive Bacilli ... Actinomyces (& Nocardia) Rhodococcus ... Gram #Positive #Bacilli
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
vs Noninfective Causes ... Gram-negative bacilli ... Gram-negative bacilli ... #Noninfective #Causes
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
Gram-negative bacilli ... Gram-negative bacilli ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... (28%) - Gm - bacilli ... 3%) - Gram + bacilli ... Knee #Effusions #causes
Internal Jugular Vein Rouleaux Flow on POCUS

Amazing video of a dilated IJV showing Rouleaux flow. Whenever
Rouleaux Flow on POCUS ... significantly, it causes ... echogenic as in this case ... for underlying cause ... Jugular #IJ #Vein #POCUS
Doxycycline - Coverage and Indications
 • Staphylococci (S aureus + CoNS)
 • The tick stuff: Borrelia
• "Atypical" causes ... Gram-negative bacilli
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
complex • Nodular/Masses ... Legionella spp., Rhodococcus
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Watery/Large Volume (Small Bowel)
 • Viral
 • Bacterial (e.g. C peffrjngens,
histolytjca) Nausea ... Predominant • Bacillus
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
aspergillosis, Rhodococcus ... Legionella: • Nausea ... factor • May cause ... necrotizing pneumonia Rhodococcus ... reported in 100% of cases