In this month, I saw about 40 new consults. BIODEFENSE none BONE/JOINT Methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus L2 osteomyelitis Methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus L4-L5 osteomyelitis Chronic osteomyelitis Sacral decubitis ulcer/osteomyelitis not otherwise specified Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus chronic osteomyelitis of distal tibia Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus finger septic arthritis ESBL producing Escherichia coli foot osteomyelitis Jaw […]
ID Consults Roster #4
In this month, I saw about 30 new consults. BIODEFENSE none BONE/JOINT Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus prosthetic knee infection (2) Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus diabetic foot osteomyelitis Presumed methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus C2-C4 prevertebral space infection Chronic osteomyelitis CARDIAC Group B Streptococcus presumed endocarditis Coagulase negative Staphylococcus pacer infection DERMATOLOGIC Escherichia coli peri-rectal abscess Methicillin […]
ID Consults Roster #3
In this third month of inpatient service, I saw about 45 new consults. Still not as much as that first month from hell. BIODEFENSE none BONE/JOINT Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Citrobacter freundii, Enterococcus & methicillin resitant Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis Pseudomonas aeruginosa, diphtheroids, & methicillin resistant Staphyloccocus aureus ischial osteomyelitis Right great toe osteomyelitis Enterococcus, diphtheroids & methicillin […]
ID Consults Roster # 2
Second month ID consults roster. Saw about 30 new patients. What a relief from last month! Now you understand how I was able to go watch the Brazil-Mexico football friendly at Gillette stadium. 1. BIODEFENSE none 2. BONE/JOINT Escherichia coli & Proteus mirabilis right ischial osteomyelitis Citrobacter freundii sacral osteomyelitis Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus right […]
ID Consults Roster # 1
I have decided to keep an ID consults roster. Essentially a log of the inpatient consultations I have seen during my infectious diseases fellowship training. Here, I will break them down by diagnosis. It is possible for one patient to have several infectious diseases diagnoses. The number after the diagnosis indicates unique patients. For example, […]