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Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... /symptoms or echo ... features: Fever -, Systemic ... in up to 30% of cases ... #comparison #infective
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
effusion, Restrictive lung ... Pericarditis, Endocarditis ... erythematosus #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Malignant Bone Tumors: Pathogenesis of X-ray appearance

 • Metastatic bone tumors (aka. cancerous cells from systemic
cancerous cells from systemic ... • Lung. thvroid ... Signs/Symptoms: ... bone tumor #BoneTumors ... #Diagnosis #XRay
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... Vascular: • Systemic ... Diagnosis? ... + Systemic anticoagulation ... #cardiology
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
presentation of systemic ... life-threatening causes ... #Signs #Presentation ... #comparison #Table ... #Diagnosis
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
signs/sx of inflammation ... day, followed by long ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... GCA #Temporal #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Marantic Endocarditis 

Epidemiology:
 - Incidence of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (marantic endocarditis if associated with cancer) is
patients with no signs ... - Lung, Pancreas ... Clinical Findings - Systemic ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
, verrucous) - Lung ... Vascular: • Systemic ... Treat underlying cause ... + Systemic anticoagulation ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Algorithm Polycythemia ... frequently affected systems ... , this list is long ... into their bodies Note ... #Algorithm #workup
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
RP-ILD), dermato-rheumatologic ... papules and Gottron sign ... ) • Shawl sign ... • Conduction system ... statins - probably caused