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Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood culture ... BCNIE #Causes #differential ... diagnosis #causes #culture ... #Endocarditis #InfectiousDiseases ... #CNIE #BCNIE #cardiology
Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
Histoplasma) - Culture ... streptococci - Culture ... Pathogens #Diagnosis #Differential ... #InfectiousDiseases
Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology ... and Differential ... HeartFailure #Causes #Pathophysiology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture ... Negative Abscess - Differential ... of a negative culture ... Negative #Abscess #Differential ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Neutrophil (Normal) Differential ... having positive cultures ... including blood cultures ... #Bandemia #differential ... CBC #hematology #pathophysiology
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Blood Culture-Negative ... separate blood cultures ... - Standard culture ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #differential ... #workup #infectiousdiseases
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
Heart Failure - Pathophysiology ... and Differential ... HeartFailure #CHF #Pathophysiology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #cardiology
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs - Differential ... Chordae Tendinae • Rupture ... • Infarct • Rupture ... Systolic #Murmurs #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Chest Pain - Differential ... Obstruction - Rupture ... Pain #ChestPain #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #Cardiology
Ocular Ultrasound Pocketcard
Painless Vision Loss
 • Retinal Detachment 
 • Posterior Vitreous Detachment 
 • Vitreous
Body • Globe Rupture ... Ultrasound #pocus #differential ... #diagnosis #radiology