Bacteremia with gram positive bacteria - when and how do I need to look for endocarditis?
(plot below is modification of an original, but v v helpful concept)
#endocarditis #medicine #infectiousdiseases #cardiology #microbiology #echocardiogram #MedMastodon #CTPET #bacteremia #infection
https://www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.com/article/S1198-743X(23)00410-X/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email
#endocarditis #medicine #infectiousdiseases #cardiology #microbiology #echocardiogram #MedMastodon #ctpet #bacteremia #infection
A haiku about #endocarditis, courtesy of #chatgpt :
Heart's inner lining,
Infection takes its harsh toll,
Endocarditis strikes.
Our new paper on the long-term impact of opioid manufacturers targeted marketing to docs in states with high cancer burdens in the 1990s. 25 years later: more deaths from hepatitis and infective endocarditis. #opioids #Purdue #OcyContin #HCV #HBV #endocarditis #epidemiology #causalinference
https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2023.00146
#opioids #purdue #ocycontin #HCV #HBV #endocarditis #epidemiology #causalinference
I had not appreciated that *Enterococcus* was no longer considered a common bacterial cause of infective endocarditis.
Means that some "Definite" cases now being reclassified as "Possible".
Also highlights need to use clinical judgement, not just criteria. #IDMastodon #MedMastodon #medicine #endocarditis #antibiotics #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
#IDMastodon #MedMastodon #medicine #endocarditis #antibiotics #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Social history again pointing to the microbiological diagnosis... 🐐🫀
#microbiology #endocarditis #IDMastodon #MedMastodon #medicine #cardiology
#microbiology #endocarditis #IDMastodon #MedMastodon #medicine #cardiology
of_aic: Infective endocarditis : ischemic stroke was associated with unfavorable one-year functional outcome
#endocarditis #ischemicStroke #AIC #FICS #SRLF
@rambaud
https://zurl.co/OSVa
#endocarditis #ischemicstroke #aic #fics #srlf
@p2173
My stroke was 11-14-21 and on the anniversary I wondered why I'm still here. I almost died from #endocarditis, #sepsis, and then the #stroke. People say I must have something important to do but that freaks me out. I don't need any kind of expectations pushed on me.
I guess I'm glad to still be here. I'll see what I feel on 11-21-23.
#ritual #anniversary #disability #chronicillness #stroke #sepsis #endocarditis
RT @DrIanWeissman
Increased injection drug use has led to a spike in cases of the life-threatening heart condition #endocarditis, with cases rapidly accelerating. @DrPascalMeier @AChoiHeart @DrMarthaGulati @VietHeartPA
https://www.statnews.com/2023/01/17/addiction-spike-endocarditis-cases-hospitals/
An argument in favour of surgery being part of routine care of patients with Enterococcus endocarditis (crucially, if fit enough for it).
#endocarditis #IDMastodon #MedMastodon #cardiology #enterococcus
https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciac953/6927238?utm_source=advanceaccess&utm_campaign=cid&utm_medium=email&nbd=39370074470&nbd_source=campaigner
#endocarditis #IDMastodon #MedMastodon #cardiology #enterococcus
Bit of an argument for surgery being part of routine care of patients with Enterococcus endocarditis (crucially, if fit enough for it).
#endocarditis #IDMastodon #MedMastodon #cardiology #enterococcus
https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciac953/6927238?utm_source=advanceaccess&utm_campaign=cid&utm_medium=email&nbd=39370074470&nbd_source=campaigner
#endocarditis #IDMastodon #MedMastodon #cardiology #enterococcus
@sebpoule Yes. But also like #antibiotics #IDCurbside #endocarditis to add to #IDMastodon depending on the toot!
#antibiotics #idcurbside #endocarditis #IDMastodon
Well- this is a special day for me in my #infectionprevention #surveillance job. I’m working on a complex #Endocarditis case and some kind and brilliant physician has actually documented #Glomerulonephritis right there in the chart. #Grateful to the #Cardiologist who documented it and the #Nephrologist that found it in the first place. Made my job quick work and the patient is getting obvious great care.
#nephrologist #cardiologist #grateful #glomerulonephritis #endocarditis #Surveillance #InfectionPrevention
Well- this is a special day for me in my #infectionprevention #surveillance job. I’m working on a complex #Endocarditis case and some kind and brilliant physician has actually documented #Glomerulonephritis right there in the chart. #Grateful to the #Cardiologist who documented it and the #Nephrologist that found it in the first place. Made my job quick work and the patient is getting obvious great care.
#nephrologist #cardiologist #grateful #glomerulonephritis #endocarditis #Surveillance #InfectionPrevention
#harmreduction #opioids #HIV #HCV #endocarditis #incarceration #homelessness #PWID #abolition #humanrights #socialjustice #STIs #epidemiology #causalinference #monkeypox #COVID #publichealth
#harmreduction #opioids #hiv #HCV #endocarditis #incarceration #homelessness #PWID #abolition #humanrights #socialjustice #STIs #epidemiology #causalinference #monkeypox #COVID #publichealth