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Endocarditis - Duke Criteria - Major and Minor

MAJOR CRITERIA: 
 - Persistently +ve blood culture for
Endocarditis - Duke ... and Minor MAJOR ... - New valvular regurgitation ... Coxiella burnetii infection ... Predisposing heart condition
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... Pregnancy • Well-conditioned ... both heart valve conditions ... • Infective Endocarditis ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
mitral regurgitation ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... -> TEE • Duke Criteria ... Marantic: Emboli > Regurgitation
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Other Conditions ... Bacterial or viral infection ... Subacute bacterial endocarditis ... Extrarticular #conditions ... #joint #pain #differential
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential ... mitral regurgitation ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... → TEE • Duke Criteria ... #Differential #
The pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. 1 – In an initiating phase, there is lung alveolar
bind the Arg-Gly-Asp ... – Under these conditions ... , fibroblasts differentiate ... AEC = alveolar epithelial ... #IPF #Pathophysiology