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Not sure what suture to use? PBL Infographic by @MClarkMD2B During EMClerkship - J. Scott Wieters
Not sure what suture ... #Management #Sutures ... #Materials #Selection ... Guide #Student #Algorithm
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... • Sputum/Blood cultures ... antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
Culture Collection Algorithm ... evidenced based algorithm ... Algorithm Source ... infections, whose clinical ... Collection #Drawing #Algorithm
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
infection - Management Algorithm ... Obtain blood cultures ... Hemodynamically stable ... endocarditis, epidural abscess ... infection #Management #Algorithm
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
high index of clinical ... Hypercoagulable states • Clinical ... indwelling catheters • Clinical ... common, Aortic root abscess ... Marantic #diagnosis #table
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
or intracardiac abscess ... or intracardiac abscess ... Definite IE - Clinical ... Positive blood cultures ... separate blood cultures
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Peripheral blood cultures ... • Myocardial abscess ... fever, positive cultures ... arthritis, splenic abscess ... Internet Book of Critical
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
Spinal Epidural Abscess ... : IVDU, dental abscess ... most common (63%) Clinical ... source: blood cultures ... Spinal #Epidural #Abscess
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway Algorithm ... Assess the likelihood ... and clinical impact ... surgical airway access ... Difficult #airway #algorithm
Post-abortion Hemorrhage Management Algorithm
Cervical laceration
 → Direct pressure, silver nitrate for small laceration
 → Repair with
Hemorrhage Management Algorithm ... with absorbable sutures ... Laparoscopy and Repair Clinical ... products and contact Critical ... Hemorrhage #Management #Algorithm