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Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
- Management Algorithm ... Antibiotic Management ... Management - Complicated ... (endocarditis, ... #Management #Algorithm
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
My Patient with Infective ... Endocarditis (IE ... #Endocarditis # ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm
Lower GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Suspected lower GI bleeding (LGIB):
 • Hematochezia 
 • Melena +
Management Algorithm ... , Polypectomy, Colorectal ... LGIB #GIBleed #management ... #Algorithm #gastrointestinal ... #gastroenterology
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
Culture Collection Algorithm ... Algorithm Source ... , endocarditis, ... obtained prior to antibiotic ... #Management #BloodCultures
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
lesions (upper or lower ... to prevent endocarditis ... setting of active GI infection ... #Indications #Gastroenterology ... #Management
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Infectious: • Pre-existing ... • Infectious insult ... • IV Antibiotics ... Substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... #diagnosis #management
Refractory Helicobacter Pylori Infection

Causes:
 • Antibiotic resistance (i.e. prior antibiotic exposure to levofloxacin)
 • Non-adherence (i.e.
Helicobacter Pylori Infection ... Causes: • Antibiotic ... resistance (i.e. prior antibiotic ... HPylori #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm #gastroenterology