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Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
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Infective endocarditis ... and prosthetic valve ... Sources #Causes ... Bacteria #Etiology #Differential ... #Microbiology #Diagnosis
Intracardiac Septal Masses / Thickening on Echocardiogram - Differential Diagnosis - 4 separate cases:
Case 1: LV
Intracardiac Septal ... Masses / Thickening ... cases: Case 1: ... #Septal #Masses ... clinical #a4c #comparison
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Endocarditis Algorithm ... Noninfective Causes ... #Noninfective #Causes ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... Diagnosis Acute ... Prosthetic Valve ... : Infective Endocarditis ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... • Prosthetic valve ... Regurgitation #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes #primary
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
Differentiating NBTE from Infective ... is required for diagnosis ... in up to 30% of cases ... features: Mobile mass ... #comparison #infective
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood ... culture negative infective ... febrilepodcast] #BCNIE #Causes ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Endocarditis (BCNIE ... but important causes ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... diagnosis #differential ... #workup #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Decreased Production:
 - Drugs (chemo, yang, sulfa, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, quinine,
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... - Differential ... infiltration: malignancy, infection ... - Mechanical: valve ... replacement, endocarditis
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... endocarditis (vegetations ... atrial myxoma)/ball valve ... mitral #stenosis #Causes ... #diagnosis #differential