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Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Endocarditis Summary ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... Suspicion -> TEE • Duke ... #diagnosis #management
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary ... of hands/feet, knees ... narrowing) • Ultrasound ... Arthritis #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
and Management ... Summary What is ... Osler nodes, Roth spots ... ) Diagnosis: Duke ... #duke #criteria
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Testing - OnePager Summary ... Pulmonary Artery ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... • PULMONARY A ... comparison #challenges #management
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary 3 Conditions ... forefoot, ankles, knees ... not possible • Ultrasound ... #treatment #rheumatology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
host): • Chronic pulmonary ... symptoms • Rheumatologic ... Inhalation of spores ... arthritis, and endocarditis ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management