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Fusarium on Culture and Microscopy
Collecting a sample for culture from the eye is never fun, but
Fusarium on Culture ... from the eye is never ... positive fungal culture ... #Microscopy #clinical ... #microbiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... : Blood cultures ... night sweats, fever ... Persistent bacteremia/fevers ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Cardiac Rupture ... RJonesSonoEM #Rupture ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound #Cardiology ... #A4c #clinical
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
Alcoholism, DM, HIV Microbiology ... most common (63%) Clinical ... but rare triad: Fever ... source: blood cultures
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
following): (1) Clinical ... Positive effluent culture ... Note that fever ... Microbiology: • ... polymicrobial Others • Culture
Fetal Yawn on Fetal Ultrasound

The fetal yawn will always be one of my favorite in utero
utero events to capture ... Yawn #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Obstetrics #Radiology ... #Clinical #Fetus
Diagnosing Brucellosis
Epidemiological Exposures
- Endemic Regions
- Clinical Micro Lab Technicians
- Animal/Vaccine Exposure: Vets, Slaughterhouse workers, hunters
- Unpasteurized
Endemic Regions - Clinical ... cheese, ice cream) Clinical ... Constitutional: Fevers ... Transaminitis - Radiology ... Diagnostics: Culture
Severe Left Atrial Enlargement on Echocardiogram
Have you ever seen a left atrium this big!?!? 
LA diameter
Echocardiogram Have you ever ... Enlargement #Severe #Cardiology ... Echocardiogram #Clinical ... #POCUS #A4C
PCI Stent Coronary Abscess - Infective Pseudoaneurysm on Echocardiogram

PCI Stent Coronary Abscess - Infective Pseudoaneurysm after
High grade fever ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #clinical #cardiology
Streptobacillus moniliformis on peripheral smear and culture microscopy
 - blood culture; patient w/ outdoor exposure
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peripheral smear and culture ... microscopy - blood culture ... agent in Rat-bite fever ... #blood #smear #clinical ... #microscopy #microbiology