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Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
aureus, Coagulase-negative ... staphylococci Culture Negative ... failure • Dyspnea Vascular ... Cholesterol emboli syndrome ... insult due to vascular
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... axial (spine, shoulders ... • Bacterial endocarditis ... aureus • Gram-negative ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Infective Endocarditis ... these bacteria should ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... #Infective #Endocarditis
Causes of Renal Infarction - Differential Diagnosis
Thrombosis: Spontaneous
 • Atherosclerotic disease of aorta and renal artery
- Differential Diagnosis ... nodosa, Takayasu's arteritis ... , Hyperacute vascular ... , Marantic endocarditis ... #Differential #Diagnosis