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Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
adrenal infection or disseminated ... microbial disease ... neoformans, Blastomyces dermatitidis ... #AI #differential ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
most likely to cause ... patients presents as disseminated ... disease. ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential ... #infectiousdiseases
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Disease: • Disseminated ... diagnosis • Microbiologic ... NTM #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... murmur • Valvular insufficiency ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... murmur • Valvular insufficiency ... Septic emboli cause ... Diagnosis #cardiology #infectiousdiseases