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Polymicrobial Tricuspid Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram in IVDU.  MRSA and Candida Albicans.  Don't forget
Polymicrobial Tricuspid ... Endocarditis on ... POCUS Echocardiogram ... forget to consider fungal ... #Endocarditis #
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My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
My Patient with Infective ... Endocarditis (IE ... Fungal (Histoplasma ... #Endocarditis # ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis #Management
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Parenchyma: • Infection ... Ebola, Dengue), Fungal ... regurgitation, Tricuspid ... endocarditis),
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
- Management Algorithm ... (endocarditis, ... pathogens (S. aureus, fungal ... Hernodynamically stable after treatment ... #Management #Algorithm
Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
response to a fungal ... ringworm infection ... Lymphadenopathy Treatment ... Dermatology #Diagnosis #Management
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup and Management ... clinical concern for endocarditis ... IDSA #Guidelines #Management ... #candidiasis #treatment ... #fungal #fungemia
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
bacteria: Viral, Fungal ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... lines, osteo, endocarditis ... • Secondary to Treatment ... rxn), Secondary infection
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... Endophthalmitis, Endocarditis ... , Disseminated infection ... this morphology Treatment ... #treatment #fungal
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Diagnosis: • Direct fungal ... arthroconidia; the fungus ... arthritis, and endocarditis ... InfectiousDiseases #Fungal ... #Diagnosis #Management
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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