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Non-Infective Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis)
Non-infective endocarditis is also known as: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), Aseptic
is also known as ... Inflammatory cells ... high index of clinical ... is required for diagnosis ... #pathophysiology
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
Negative abdomen & pelvis ... regurgitant flow may also ... #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PLAX ... #Infective #Endocarditis
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
of the clinical ... lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... Excessive glutamate activity ... (3) primary lateral ... by decreasing activity
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Lung abscess Primary ... Primary Tuberculosis ... characteristic features Clinical ... Skeletal system • Pericardium
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Pediatric Trauma Primary ... c-spine not cleared; plan ... Binder) • Use POCUS ... PTX/HTX and/or pericardial ... • If active bleeding
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Lung abscess Primary ... Primary Tuberculosis ... characteristic features Clinical ... Skeletal system • Pericardium
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Findings • Primary ... joint inflammation as ... FrozenShoulder #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Amyloidosis: • Primary ... Clinical suspicion ... Amyloidosis Clinical ... Dystrophy Heme: • ↓ activity ... Increased plasma cells
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis ... and Clinical Features ... same precursor as ... not a feature of primary ... Imaging: 1) Primary
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... Differential Diagnosis ... the context of primary ... Serositis: • Pleural/pericardial ... • Libman-Sacks endocarditis