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Infective Endocarditis: Modified Duke Criteria
Clinical Criteria: 
1. Two major criteria 
2. One major and three minor
Infective Endocarditis ... : Modified Duke ... Criteria Clinical ... Criteria: 1. ... InfectiousDiseases #Endocarditis
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
for Infective Endocarditis ... major clinical criteria ... febrilepodcast] #Duke ... #criteria #Infective ... #Endocarditis #
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
who meet SIRS criteria ... infections, whose clinical ... , endocarditis, ... #Management #BloodCultures ... #Indications #Criteria
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
My Patient with Infective ... Endocarditis (IE ... Decreased yield due ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
and Management ... typically secondary to infection ... Aortic valve (tricuspid ... Criteria (2 Major ... #criteria
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
ischemic insult due ... Suspicion -> TEE • Duke ... Criteria • ↑ ESR ... Substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... #diagnosis #management
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
IDSA Algorithm for ... the Management ... or those with clinical ... #SSTIs #Algorithm ... #Management #skin
Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis on POCUS

This is the bedside Echo of a critically ill young lady who
Endocarditis on ... POCUS This is ... valve are infective ... #Valve #Endocarditis ... #POCUS #Clinical
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Hyperkalemia management algorithm 2023-2024 based on UKKA and KDIGO guidelines.

#hyperkalemia #electrolytes #algorithm #emergency #management

Notes:

(1) Up to
Hyperkalemia management ... #emergency #management ... pay attention to clinical ... cyclosilicate) (4) Due ... guidelines advice 30ml (effective