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Algorithm for screening/diagnosis and treatment/follow‐up of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure. Hb, haemoglobin;
/diagnosis and treatment ... failure with reduced ejection ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Indications #Treatment
TOPCAT - Spironolactone for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

N Engl J Med 2014; 370:1383-1392 https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1313731

CONCLUSIONS:
with Preserved Ejection ... and a preserved ejection ... fraction, treatment ... #HFpEF #dCHF #Cardiology
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood culture ... identified with modern culture ... diagnosis #causes #culture ... InfectiousDiseases #Microbiology ... #CNIE #BCNIE #cardiology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Diagnosis: • Stool culture ... available • Blood culture ... infectiousdiseases #treatment ... #microbiology
Group A Strep Pharyngitis, also known as  Strep Throat. 

In addition to symptomatic presentation, a
rapid antigen detection ... If positive, no culture ... prescribed one of the treatment ... , but let's be sure ... StrepThroat #Management #Treatment
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Diagnosis: • Stool culture ... available • Blood culture ... infectiousdiseases #treatment ... #microbiology
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
 •
test • PCR • Culture ... danger of aerosol) Treatment ... first line of treatment ... Chlamydia #psittaci #microbiology ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
Streptocccus Pneumoniae Microbiology ... sinus • Sputum culture ... Specificity of 97%) Treatment ... Pneumoniae #strep #microbiology
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
Failure (HFrEF) Treatment ... Failure with REDUCED Ejection ... move to the next section ... Pharmacology #Management #Treatment ... #StageC #Cardiology
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
with Preserved Ejection ... #Management #Cardiology ... dCHF #Diastolic #Treatment