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Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
- Differential Diagnosis ... Autoimmune: • SLE ... endocarditis • ... fever • Lyme disease ... : • Fungal
Infective Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pearls:
 - Consider non-infectious endocarditis in pts with cancer/SLE and
- Diagnosis and ... - Consider non-infectious ... pts with cancer/SLE ... of IE like Roth spots ... #Diagnosis #Management
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
and Management ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS ... , Endocarditis, ... Diseases Fellows ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming ... Pregnancy • CNS ... infection Diagnosis ... ) • CSF (CNS Infection ... #management #infectiousdiseases
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming ... Pregnancy • CNS ... infection Diagnosis ... ) • CSF (CNS Infection ... #management #infectiousdiseases
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Infectious: • Pre-existing ... • Autoimmune (SLE ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... Diagnosis? ... #diagnosis #management
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
in 24h Airway disease ... Parenchyma: • Infection ... Ebola, Dengue), Fungal ... Goodpasture's, SLE ... regurgitation, Tricuspid endocarditis
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
Hemodynamically stable ... (endocarditis, ... pathogens (S. aureus, fungal ... Hernodynamically stable ... #CRBSI #diagnosis
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
, wt loss; CV, CNS ... , skin • Infectious ... (Variable) - Fungal ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... See charts - ... Diseases Fellows ... #diagnosis #differential