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Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... if suspected (e.g ... block (+/- daily EKG ... #checklist #criticalcare ... #diagnosis #management
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
leading to increased pulmonary ... Berlin criteria ... objective assessment“ (e.g ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... -> TEE • Duke Criteria ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
and Management ... immunosuppression (eg ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... Endophthalmitis, Endocarditis ... #Management #treatment
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy (e.g ... hemodynamics (e.g ... LVEF recovery (e.g ... teratogenic GDMT meds (e.g ... #management #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... ECG is vital while ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
uncertainty (e.g ... suspected Adiunctive treatments ... other indication (e.g ... lab-confirmed influenza, pulmonary ... #Management #CriticalCare
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential Diagnosis ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... → TEE • Duke Criteria ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... hematuria, + RF Treatment