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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 ... IDFellowCase #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... #Differential # ... #BCNIE #CNIE #Endocarditis
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
 •
Infective endocarditis ... and sources of infection ... prosthetic valve endocarditis ... • Soft tissue infections ... Bacteria #Etiology #Differential
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint ... Pain - Differential ... • Primary HIV Infection ... • Endocarditis ... JointPain #MSK #Differential
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Origin (FUO) - Differential ... • Trauma Non-infectious ... • Infectious ... endocarditis • ... #FUO #Chronic #Differential
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Antibiotic Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis: • Non-Infectious ... take 48 hrs for infections ... lines, osteo, endocarditis ... Antibiotic #Failure #Differential
Differential Diagnosis for Concurrent Brain and Lung Infections
 • Bacteria: Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae
Differential Diagnosis ... Brain and Lung Infections ... phenomena from endocarditis ... Coccidioides Infectious ... #Concurrent #Differential
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - Differential ... Acute bacterial endocarditis ... • Infective endocarditis ... • Gonococcal endocarditis ... Fever #Patterns #Differential
Causes of Night Sweats - Differential Diagnosis
 • Malignancy: Lymphoma, Leukemia, Other neoplasm
 • Infections: Human
Night Sweats - Differential ... avium complex, Infectious ... Lung abscess, Endocarditis ... , Other infection ... Night #Sweats #Differential
Co-occurrence of Lung-Brain Infections
When we hear a patient w/ co-occurrence of lung-brain infection, Nocardia seems to
of Lung-Brain Infections ... of lung-brain infection ... Tuberculosis • Endocarditis ... #Infections #Lung ... #Brain #Differential
Non-Infective Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis)
Non-infective endocarditis is also known as: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), Aseptic
Non-Infective Endocarditis ... NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis ... embolize • Cannot differentiate ... absent How can we differentiate ... - Infectious Diseases