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Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
) Definition: No ... antimicrobials, clinical ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... special stains (e.g ... #differential #
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup and Differential ... Diagnosis Approach ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Neurologic disorders ... , and Guillain-Barre
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
arteritis (GCA) definition ... with systemic, neurologic ... Diagnosis = clinical ... not be subtle e.g ... very remarkable w/differential