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Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
 •
Infective endocarditis ... sources of infection ... • Soft tissue infections ... Sources #Causes ... Bacteria #Etiology #Differential
Causes of Nail Clubbing - Mnemonic 
Cyanotic Heart Disease, Cystic Fibrosis
Lung Cancer, Lung abscess 
Ulcerative Colitis
Causes of Nail Clubbing ... Cancer, Lung abscess ... Benign Mesothelioma Infective ... Endocarditis, Idiopathic ... Nails #Mnemonic #Differential
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
- Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... : Lung abscess, ... Emboli, Fungal Infection ... lesion #pulmonary #differential
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterium abscessus ... pulmonary infection ... with underlying lung ... other site of infection ... Mycobacterium chelonae - Infection
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Organ Specific Infection ... endocarditis • ... Osteomyelitis • Occult abscess ... disease Viral Infection ... Enterovirus Other Infection
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Disseminated Gonoccocal Infection ... • Primary HIV Infection ... • Endocarditis ... Septic Bursitis • Abscess ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Causes of Leukocytosis and Leukopenia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Eosinophilia (AEC > 500, hypereosinophilia > 1500):
and Leukopenia ... Eosinophilia (AEC ... Lymphocytosis: Infection ... Neutrophilia: Reactive (Infection ... • Monocytosis: Infection
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... (daptomycin in lungs ... rxn), Secondary infection ... Hospital-Acquired Infection ... 19 • Unrelated Infection
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... B, hepatitis C infection ... C infection • ... , infective endocarditis ... endocarditis
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Organ Specific Infection ... Respiratory Tract Infection ... Urinary Tract Infection ... Meningitis • Skin Infection ... Abscess: • Head