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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 ... IDFellowCase #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Differential ... Endocarditis #Cardiac #Pathophysiology
Approach to urethritis and cervicitis

By Dr. Elise Merchant @EAMerchant via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]

#ID  #Infectious Diseases
febrilepodcast.com] #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Differential ... Chlamydia #GC #Bacteria
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Other parasites Bacteremia ... • Intermittent Bacteremia ... • Continuous Bacteremia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Complications of Staph Aureus Bacteremia
 • CNS Infections
 • Septic pulmonary embolism (0.9% - 18.8%)
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of Staph Aureus Bacteremia ... • CNS Infections ... joint (28-35%) ID ... Staph #Aureus #Bacteremia
Lower Urinary Tract Infections: Complications
 - Infection damages the urinary tract epithelium causing fibroblast proliferation and
Urinary Tract Infections ... epithelial barrier -> Bacteria ... - In males, bacteria ... Urease-producing bacteria ... UrinaryTractInfection #LUTI #Pathophysiology
Lemierre’s Syndrome - Pathophysiology

Lemierre’s is an infectious thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein.

 - It starts
Lemierre’s Syndrome - Pathophysiology ... Lemierre’s is an infectious ... oropharyngeal infection ... patient becomes bacteremic ... Lemierres #Syndrome #Pathophysiology
CENTRAL FACIAL / NASAL LESIONS
Bacteria:
 • Leprosy (saddle nose deformity)
 • Tuberculosis (lupus vulgaris)l
 • Endemic
NASAL LESIONS Bacteria ... Endemic treponemal infection ... Invasive mold infection ... Washington University ID ... Central #Lesions #infections
Infectious Risks in Asplenia and Deficiencies in Humoral Immunity and Complement - Venn Diagram
Humoral Immunity:
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Infectious Risks ... destruction of opsonized bacteria ... Alternative pathway ID ... immunocompromised #infections
Non-Infective Endocarditis - Pathophysiology
Non-infective Endocarditis Pathophysiology:
 • Valves usually undamaged - Etiology poorly understood but thought
Endocarditis - Pathophysiology ... Non-infective Endocarditis Pathophysiology ... endothelium is common → Bacteria ... over clusters of bacteria ... and failure - Infectious
Causes of Fever in the Immunocompromised Host - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Structural Defect - Asplenia/HypospIenism
 • Bacteremia/Septic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... HypospIenism • Bacteremia ... • Encapsulated Bacteria ... • Encapsulated Bacteriemia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm