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Non-infective endocarditis Characteristics and Pathophysiology

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase

#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential
Characteristics and Pathophysiology ... #Infections #Differential ... #Endocarditis #Cardiac ... #Pathophysiology
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemia, UNa > 20: 
 • Renal losses, Diuretic excess,
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Mineral corticoid deficiency ... , Salt-losing deficiency ... syndrome, Cirrhosis, Cardiac ... #Hyponatremia #Differential
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Arterial Thrombosis - Differential ... Paradoxical Embolism • Cardiac ... valves - Infected cardiac ... Venous #Arterial #pathophysiology ... #hematology #differential
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential ... ' nucleotidase deficiency ... , Hexokinase deficiency ... aHUS, mechanical cardiac ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Differential
Non-cirrhotic Hyperammonemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hematologic & Vascular:
 • Multiple myeloma & Acute leukemia (plasma cells
Hyperammonemia - Differential ... Defects • OTC deficiency ... (XLR) • Deficiency ... Hyperammonemia #ammonia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Causes of B12 deficiency. 

This great diagram shows normal absorption and outlines most possible causes. At
Causes of B12 deficiency ... the top is a B12-deficient ... #VitaminB12 #deficiency ... #Differential # ... Causes #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Thiamine Deficiency ... - Differential ... flow, increasing cardiac ... Manifestations #Differential ... beriberi #nutrition #pathophysiology
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Hypo-Mg2+ • Vitamin deficiency ... thiamine) Late: • Cardiac ... • Vitamin D deficiency ... Syndrome #Nutrition #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"Tell me what you mean by dizzy without using the word dizzy."
Vertigo:
Dizziness - Differential ... Presyncope: • Cardiac ... /Strength: B12 Deficiency ... Dizziness #dizzy #Differential
Conceptual Relationship between Volume Responsiveness and Volume Tolerance

Assessing for volume responsiveness would only tell you that
an increase in cardiac ... Challenge #Diagram #Differential ... #Pathophysiology