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Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Endocarditis Algorithm ... Noninfective Causes ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #Endocarditis ... #Algorithm #Infective ... #Noninfective #Causes
Differential Diagnosis of Fever and Splenomegaly
 - Typhoid
 - Infective endocarditis
 - Miliary tuberculosis
 - Hodgkin
Differential Diagnosis of Fever ... - Typhoid - Infective ... endocarditis ... Brucellosis #Fever ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
Clinical features: Fever ... Frequent false-negative ... Clinical features: Fever ... in up to 30% of cases ... Marantic #diagnosis #table
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
• Typhus, gram-negative ... arthritis • Infective ... Non-Infectious Causes ... Associated with Relative ... • Sub-acute infective
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
 •
Infective endocarditis ... • Native and ... malignancy #Infective ... #Endocarditis # ... Sources #Causes
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Causes of Relative ... , Typhoid fever, ... #relative #bradycardia ... #Causes #differential ... infectiousdiseases #table
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... Leaflet: Rheumatic fever ... , Infective endocarditis ... , Infective endocarditis ... diagnosis #cardiology #causes
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
Endocarditis (IE ... ) Has Negative Blood ... therapy - Number one cause ... #Endocarditis # ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood ... culture negative ... infective endocarditis ... febrilepodcast] #BCNIE #Causes ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Rupture • Endocarditis ... • Prolapse • Endocarditis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes