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Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
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Infective endocarditis ... sources of infection ... • Soft tissue infections ... Sources #Causes ... Bacteria #Etiology #Differential
Causes of Leukocytosis and Leukopenia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Eosinophilia (AEC > 500, hypereosinophilia > 1500):
and Leukopenia ... Eosinophilia (AEC ... Lymphocytosis: Infection ... Neutrophilia: Reactive (Infection ... • Monocytosis: Infection
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Pain - Differential ... Disseminated Gonoccocal Infection ... • Primary HIV Infection ... • Endocarditis ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
pulmonary infection ... with underlying lung ... other site of infection ... Mycobacterium chelonae - Infection ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
) - Differential ... associated with infection ... • Tumor • Infection ... subdural hematoma, lung ... Sialadenitis (infection
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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- Differential ... Infective Endocarditis ... e.g. fractured long ... Marfan's Syndrome, Infective ... #Orthopedics #Causes
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
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... Regurgitation - Differential ... Endocarditis, Acute ... - Leaflet: • Infection ... : Infective Endocarditis
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 ... • Abdominal pain
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - Differential ... Pyogenic/focal infection ... Causes: • Still's ... Brucellosis • Liver or lung ... endocarditis Non-Infectious