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Skull Sutures Anatomy
 - Sagittal Suture
 - Coronal Suture
 - Lambda
 - Lambdoid Suture

By @rev.med

#Skull #Sutures
Skull Sutures Anatomy ... - Sagittal Suture ... - Coronal Suture ... Lambda - Lambdoid Suture ... rev.med #Skull #Sutures
Laceration Repair and Sutures - A cheat sheet guide: Suture Selection, Removal Timing and Technique

Suture Techniques:
Laceration Repair and Sutures ... cheat sheet guide: Suture ... and Technique Suture ... separate deep sutures ... Laceration #Repair #Sutures
Not sure what suture to use? PBL Infographic by @MClarkMD2B During EMClerkship - J. Scott Wieters
Not sure what suture ... #Management #Sutures
Infective Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pearls:
 - Consider non-infectious endocarditis in pts with cancer/SLE and
Infective Endocarditis ... non-infectious endocarditis ... cancer/SLE and - cultures ... #Infective #Endocarditis
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
from Infective Endocarditis ... Non-Bacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis ... negative blood cultures ... Features of Infective Endocarditis ... #NonInfective #Endocarditis
DENOVA score to predict endocarditis in patients with Enterococcus faecalis bacteremia
 • Duration of symptoms ≥
score to predict endocarditis ... Number of positive cultures ... DENOVA #score #endocarditis
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
with Infective Endocarditis ... Negative Blood Cultures ... antibiotics prior to cultures ... #Infective #Endocarditis
Endocarditis - Duke Criteria - Major and Minor

MAJOR CRITERIA: 
 - Persistently +ve blood culture for
Endocarditis - Duke ... Positive blood cultures ... criteria #Endocarditis
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... Peripheral blood cultures ... suspect right-sided endocarditis ... fever, positive cultures ... Critical Care #Endocarditis
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
to obtain blood cultures ... drawing blood cultures ... warrant blood cultures ... warrant blood cultures ... tract infection, endocarditis