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Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
high index of clinical ... features: Fever ... cerebral emboli: Multiple ... features: Fever ... Marantic #diagnosis #table
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
• Persistent fever ... vegetation with multiple ... • Aggressive management ... Internet Book of Critical ... criticalcare #diagnosis #management
IDSA Algorithm for the Initial Management of Fever and Neutropenia

LOW RISK
 • Antidpated neutropenia < 7
IDSA Algorithm for ... the Initial Management ... stable and no medical ... #IDSA #Algorithm ... #Management
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
Algorithm • Temperature ... • Persistent fever ... metastatic infection (endocarditis ... • Persistent fever ... #Algorithm #CRBSI
IDSA Algorithm for Neutropenic Fever - Initial Management, Subsequent Management and Prolonged Fever
Figure 1. Initial management
IDSA Algorithm for ... neutropenia < 7 days and clinically ... stable and no medical ... >7 days or • Clinically ... #IDSA #Algorithm
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... Stable patients ... medical and surgical management
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... weight loss, and fever ... Skin Disease Classification ... • Mononeuritis Multiplex ... • Libman-Sacks endocarditis
Algorithm for the management of patients presenting with acute Lower GI Bleed
High-risk patients
Multiple high-risk clinical features.a
Algorithm for the ... High-risk patients Multiple ... high-risk clinical ... few high-risk clinical ... hernodynamically stable