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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 Leukocytosis and Leukopenia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Eosinophilia (AEC > 500, hypereosinophilia > 1500):
and Leukopenia ... Eosinophilia (AEC ... Lymphocytosis: Infection ... Neutrophilia: Reactive (Infection ... • Monocytosis: 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
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Endocarditis (BCNIE ... • Infection with ... special media) • Infection ... but important causes ... diagnosis #differential
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... - Vertigo - Differential ... nystagmus - Infection ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
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 ... endocarditis Non-Infectious ... Fever #Patterns #Differential
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... Anemia • Chronic Infection ... Motor Neuron and ... Dermatomyositis • Viral infection ... Peripheral #Weakness #Neurology
Major Brain Complications of Endocarditis
Abscess:
 • May be macro or micro and occur at site of
Complications of Endocarditis ... • Arise from infective ... reaction to blood & infectious ... Ischemic stroke caused ... #neurological #neurology
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
Differentiating NBTE from Infective ... specific to NBTE, and ... in up to 30% of cases ... large infarct - Infectious ... #comparison #infective
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
in size (micro and ... (Many causes!) ... ) • Infection ( ... Syndrome #diagnosis #neurology ... #differential