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HACEK is the acronym commonly used to describe and help doctors to remember a group of
which can also cause ... infective endocarditis ... is caused by HACEK ... is caused by Alpha-haemolytic ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
negative infective endocarditis ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes ... culture #negative #Endocarditis ... #InfectiousDiseases
Differential Diagnosis of Fever and Splenomegaly
 - Typhoid
 - Infective endocarditis
 - Miliary tuberculosis
 - Hodgkin
Differential Diagnosis ... - Infective endocarditis ... #Splenomegaly #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Epidemiological Clues That May be Helpful in Defining the Etiological Diagnosis of Culture-Negative Endocarditis

#Endocarditis #Bacteria #Differential
the Etiological Diagnosis ... Culture-Negative Endocarditis ... #Endocarditis ... #Bacteria #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Microorganisms
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
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Infective endocarditis ... prosthetic valve endocarditis ... #Sources #Causes ... Bacteria #Etiology #Differential ... #Microbiology #Diagnosis
Causes of Nail Clubbing - Mnemonic 
Cyanotic Heart Disease, Cystic Fibrosis
Lung Cancer, Lung abscess 
Ulcerative Colitis
Causes of Nail Clubbing ... Mesothelioma Infective Endocarditis ... Nails #Mnemonic #Differential ... #Causes #Diagnosis
Etiologies of Meningitis - Acute (1-14d) vs Chronic (>14 days)

#meningitis #differential #diagnosis #pathogens #causes #acute #chronic
#meningitis #differential ... #diagnosis #pathogens ... #causes #acute ... #chronic #infectiousdiseases
Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
for Infective Endocarditis ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... Bacteria #Pathogens #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... InfectiousDiseases
Intracardiac Septal Masses / Thickening on Echocardiogram - Differential Diagnosis - 4 separate cases:
Case 1: LV
Thickening on Echocardiogram ... - Differential ... Diagnosis - 4 separate ... #clinical #a4c ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Etiology of Splenic Infarction:
 • Hypercoagulability: Factor V Leiden, Antiphospholipid syndrome, Malignancy
 • Embolic disease: Atrial
PFO, Infective endocarditis ... , Marantic endocarditis ... Infarction #spleen #differential ... #diagnosis #causes