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Staphylococcus lugdunensis - Contamination or Significant Cullture Algorithm

#Staphylococcus #lugdunensis #sLugdunensis #Contamination #culture #algorithm #microbiology
Staphylococcus lugdunensis ... Staphylococcus #lugdunensis ... #sLugdunensis #
Staph lugdunensis facts!

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #Infectious Diseases
Staph lugdunensis ... staphlugdunensis #slugdunensis
Gram Positive Cocci - Bacteria Identification Algorithm
Catalase(+)
 - Coag(+): Staphylococcus aureus
 - Coag(-)
Staphylococcus lugdunensis
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Staphylococcus lugdunensis
Bacteremia Quick Reference - Treatment Duration

Gram Negative Bacteremia:
 • Avoid: Aminoglycosides and tigecycline
 • Catheters should
aureus and S. lugdunensis
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
Cx grew staph lugdunensis ... EUSmkh #Aortic #aorta
Abdominal Aorta Anatomy - Arterial Branches

By @rev.med

#Abdominal #Aorta #Anatomy #Arterial #Branches #Arteries
Abdominal Aorta ... rev.med #Abdominal #Aorta
Aortic Dissection Classification:

Stanford (More commonly used)
 - Type A- Any involvement of the ascending aorta
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the ascending aorta ... B- Descending aorta ... Involves ascending aorta ... and descending aorta ... 3: Descending aorta
Stanford classification:
- Type A: Ascending aorta
- Type B: Distal to ascending aorta
#Diagnosis #Aortic #Dissection #Aorta #Classification
Type A: Ascending aorta ... Distal to ascending aorta ... Aortic #Dissection #Aorta
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap - Proximal abdominal aorta - Transverse View

#TypeB #Aortic #Dissection #Aorta #Transverse
Proximal abdominal aorta ... Aortic #Dissection #Aorta