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Etiologies of dilated cardiomyopathy. HF, heart failure; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; HIV, human
- Systemic immune-mediated ... disease - Infection ... cardiomyopathy #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
negative infective endocarditis ... #differential # ... culture #negative #Endocarditis ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #CNIE #BCNIE #cardiology
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Causes of Pericardial ... Effusion - Differential ... Diagnosis Infectious ... #Differential # ... #cardiology
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
are caused by members ... impaired cellular immune ... Endophthalmitis, Endocarditis ... considered in certain cases ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... Regurgitation - Differential ... Acute Infective Endocarditis ... - Leaflet: • Infection ... #cardiology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Bradycardia - Differential ... Drugs • ICP / Infections ... • Aortic Valve Endocarditis ... #diagnosis #causes ... #cardiology #BRADI
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... Commissural fusion ... disease Infective endocarditis ... #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis ... but important causes ... Negative #Infective #Endocarditis ... #diagnosis #differential ... #workup #infectiousdiseases
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
Pericarditis on POCUS ... could pinpoint the cause ... has pericardial effusion ... next day due to infectious ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Infectious: • Pre-existing ... devices (CIED) Non-Infectious ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... diagnosis #management #cardiology