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Not sure what suture to use? PBL Infographic by @MClarkMD2B During EMClerkship - J. Scott Wieters
Not sure what suture ... #Management #Sutures ... Guide #Student #Algorithm
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
with Infective Endocarditis ... Negative Blood Cultures ... therapy - Number one cause ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
Culture Collection Algorithm ... evidenced based algorithm ... Algorithm Source ... tract infection, endocarditis ... Collection #Drawing #Algorithm
HACEK is the acronym commonly used to describe and help doctors to remember a group of
which can also cause ... infective endocarditis ... is caused by HACEK ... More commonly endocarditis ... is caused by Alpha-haemolytic
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 ... Features of Infective Endocarditis ... in up to 30% of cases ... #NonInfective #Endocarditis
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Rupture • Endocarditis ... • Prolapse • Endocarditis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Endocarditis Algorithm ... vs Noninfective Causes ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #Endocarditis ... #Algorithm #Infective ... #Noninfective #Causes
Causes of Nausea and Vomiting - Differential Algorithm #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Causes #Nausea #Vomiting #Differential #NonGI
Causes of Nausea ... - Differential Algorithm ... Diagnosis #EM #IM #Causes ... #Nausea #Vomiting ... Differential #NonGI #Algorithm
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
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Microbiology: Blood cultures ... positive in 90% of IE cases ... Septic Emboli Cause ... • Blood cultures ... Treat underlying cause