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Non-infective endocarditis Characteristics and Pathophysiology

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase

#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential
Non-infective endocarditis ... Diseases #Infections ... #Differential # ... Ddx #Diagnosis # ... BCNIE #CNIE #Endocarditis
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
 •
Infective endocarditis ... and sources of infection ... • Soft tissue infections ... Sources #Causes ... Bacteria #Etiology #Differential
Causes of Secondary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Absence of menses for more than 3 cycles or
Causes of Secondary ... Amenorrhea - Differential ... positive progesterone challenge ... Radiation • Infection ... #Differential #
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
pulmonary infection ... other site of infection ... Mycobacterium chelonae - Infection ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential ... #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... Organ Specific Infection ... endocarditis • ... disease Viral Infection ... Enterovirus Other Infection
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... Regurgitation - Differential ... Endocarditis, Acute ... - Leaflet: • Infection ... : Infective Endocarditis
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Pain - Differential ... Disseminated Gonoccocal Infection ... • Primary HIV Infection ... • Endocarditis ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Endocarditis Algorithm ... Noninfective Causes ... disease • Systemic infection ... #Noninfective #Causes ... #Differential #
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
are caused by members ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS infection ... Endophthalmitis, Endocarditis ... , Disseminated infection ... angle branching • Ddx
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
culture negative infective ... endocarditis Bartonella ... #differential # ... culture #negative #Endocarditis ... #InfectiousDiseases