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Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
spp Although HACEK ... classically listed under BCNIE ... febrilepodcast] #BCNIE ... #differential #diagnosis ... #BCNIE #cardiology
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Endocarditis (BCNIE ... Etiologies - "True" BCNIE ... Legionella spp Although HACEK ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... #Endocarditis #diagnosis
Endocarditis - Organisms
#Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases #Endocarditis #HACEK #Typical #Organisms
- Organisms #Diagnosis ... #Endocarditis #HACEK
HACEK is the acronym commonly used to describe and help doctors to remember a group of
HACEK is the acronym ... endocarditis is caused by HACEK ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases ... #HACEK #Organisms
Altitude Sickness: Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE) and High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
Cerebral Edema (HACE ... Pulmonary Edema (HAPE ... Mountain #AMS #HACE ... #HAPE #Diagnosis
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
epidermidis • HACEK ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Undifferentiated shock - Algorithm for the Evaluation of Hypotension. This process for the evaluation of hypotension
examination may have ... #Diagnosis #Undifferentiated ... Hypotension #Evaluation #POCUS
High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE)
Clinical 
 • Encephalopathy 
 • Ataxic gait 
 • Severe lassitude
Cerebral Edema (HACE ... Hyperbaric therapy #HACE ... Cerebral #Edema #Diagnosis
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
gallolyticus • HACEK ... Differential Diagnosis ... Endocarditis Diagnosis ... #Endocarditis #diagnosis
High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE)
Severe AMS with altered mental status, ataxia, and other neurological manifestations such
Cerebral Edema (HACE ... Etiology of AMS/HACE ... occurrence of AMS/HACE ... Cerebral #Edema #HACE ... #diagnosis #management