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The Duke Criteria for the Diagnosis of Infective Endocarditis are:
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1. Positive blood culture with typical microorganism
2. Evidence of endocardial involvement with positive Echo Minor criteria include: 1. Predisposing factor: known cardiac lesion, recreational drug injection 2. Fever >38°C 3. Evidence of embolism: pulmonary infarcts, Janeway lesions, conjunctival hemorrhages 4. Immunological problems: glomerulonephritis, Osler's nodes 5. Positive blood culture (that doesn't meet a major criterion) 6. Positive echocardiogram (that doesn't meet a major criterion) |
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How many minor/major Duke's criteria are needed for the diagnosis of infective endocarditis?
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2 major criteria
OR 1 major + 3 minor criteria OR 5minor criteria. |
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Causes of AF
(Shiver me timbers) |
P - pulmonary disease - PE
I - ischemia, infarction, infection R - rheumatic heart disease or other valvular problems A - anaemia T - thyrotoxicosis E - ethanol S - sepsis |
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Causes of an increased anion gap acidosis
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M ethanol
U reamia D iabetic ketoacidosis, P ropylene glycol, I ron L actic acidosis E thanol S alicylates |
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Anion gap is calculated by:
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[Na + P] - [Cl + Bicarb]
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Treatment of Pulmonary Oedema:
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L oop diruetics
M orphine O xygen N itrates P ositioning |
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Tx of STEMI:
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N itrates
A spirin/Clopidogrel M orphine E noxaparin/Heparin B etablockers T hrombolysis |
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VINDICATE P
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Vascular, infection/infammatory, neoplastic,
degenerative/drugs, intoxication/toxic, congenital/hereditary, autoimmune/allergic, trauma, endocrine/metabolic, psychosomatic |
