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Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
catheter • Recent dental ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Treat underlying cause ... #management #cardiology
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
Kidney Injury - Differential ... biopsy - Management ... treating underlying cause ... - Manaqement: ... #Injury #AKI #Differential
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA)  Type 1 

Totally scuppers the kidney's acidification mechanism. Will be
Distal Renal Tubular ... much easier to diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Nephrology #Causes ... #Differential #
AEIOU-TRIPS - CAUSES OF ALTERED MENTAL STATUS

AEIOU TRIPS - a detailed list of differentials to consider
OF ALTERED MENTAL ... detailed list of differentials ... patients with altered mental ... #AMS #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Mnemonic
Causes of Developmental Delay - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Isolated Domain Delay - Reduced Respiratory Drive:
 • Cognitive
Causes of Developmental ... Delay - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Mechanical (e.g. dental ... #Causes #Peds #
Approach to Nausea / Vomiting - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Gastrointestinal 
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/ Vomiting - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Inflammatory • Central ... #Vomiting #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Classification
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Status (AMS) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... crises Drug ... encephalopathy #altered #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Weakness - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Forehead Sparing = Central ... Facial #Weakness #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Clues to Differential Diagnosis of Central Cyanosis: Onset of cyanosis, Clubbing, Secondary erythrocytosis, Auscultation, X-ray, Echocardiography,
Clues to Differential ... Diagnosis of Central ... #Cyanosis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Central ... #Cardiology #Causes
Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
Inadequate water intake:
 • Lack of access to water
Extrarenal hypotonic fluid
Causes of Hypernatremia ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Inadequate ... Hypernatremia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes