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Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood ... infective endocarditis ... (Aspergillus, Candida ... #diagnosis #causes ... #Endocarditis #
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
Endocarditis (IE ... therapy - Number one cause ... patient a surgical candidate ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis ... #Management #Algorithm
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Infective Endocarditis ... but important causes ... (Aspergillus, Candida ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... #Endocarditis #
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Endocarditis Algorithm ... Noninfective Causes ... • HACEK • Culture-negative ... #Algorithm #Infective ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Dysuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pyuria - Leukocytes on Dipstick/Microscopy
 - Bacteriuria & Hematuria -
Causes of Dysuria ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pyuria ... Urinary Tract Infection ... #Algorithm #Causes
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... and Differential Diagnosis ... dipstick, urine microscopy ... osmolarity If cause
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
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Algorithm Nodule ... Sarcoma, Colon, Kidney ... Breast, Testicle) Infection ... polyangiitis (GPA) / microscopic ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Algorithm Pinpoint ... Schonlein Purpura - Endocarditis ... Sjogren's, GPA, EGPA, Microscopic ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
mitral stenosis - Infective ... /marantic endocarditis ... MV chordae may rupture ... changes, chronic kidney ... #Differential #Diagnosis