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Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
 •
Infective endocarditis ... and sources of infection ... • Soft tissue infections ... #Endocarditis # ... #Differential #Microbiology
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Diagnosis: • Non-Infectious ... take 48 hrs for infections ... (daptomycin in lungs ... rxn), Secondary infection ... Difficile, COVID
COVID-19 Patient Chest CT - Ground Glass Opacities 

COVID19 Infection - CT Chest, POCUS Echocardiogram and
COVID-19 Patient ... Opacities COVID19 ... Infection - CT ... Chest, POCUS Echocardiogram ... and Lung Dr.
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
and bacterial infections ... hours • Viral infections ... • Rickettsiae infections ... Pyogenic/focal infection ... endocarditis Non-Infectious
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
COVID-19 Findings ... on Lung ultrasound ... stage and in mild infection ... #Lung #ultrasound ... #POCUS #Diagnosis
Co-occurrence of Lung-Brain Infections
When we hear a patient w/ co-occurrence of lung-brain infection, Nocardia seems to
Co-occurrence of Lung-Brain ... Infections When ... infection, Nocardia ... Tuberculosis • Endocarditis ... #Infections #Lung
COVID on Lung POCUS

2 zones looked like this, the rest A-lines. Dx infectious and with Hx
COVID on Lung POCUS ... Dx infectious and ... with Hx covid suspect ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Lung #Ultrasound
Common Infections in a Hospitalized Patient - GRUBS-C Mnemonic

G - GI (-itis): Cholecystitis, Pancreatitis, Peritonitis, Appendicitis,
Common Infections ... pneumonia, empyema, lung ... Complications: Endocarditis ... Encephalitis #Infections
COVID19 Infection - CT Chest, POCUS Echocardiogram and Lung

Dr. Adam Thomas @adamdavidthomas

#COVID19 #Clinical #CriticalCare #SARSCoV2 #CTChest
COVID19 Infection ... - CT Chest, POCUS ... Echocardiogram and Lung ... adamdavidthomas #COVID19
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Infectious: • Pre-existing ... devices (CIED) Non-Infectious ... verrucous) • Lung ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... • Infectious insult