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Infective Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pearls:
 - Consider non-infectious endocarditis in pts with cancer/SLE and
- Diagnosis and ... Management Summary ... - Classical signs ... lesions, splinter hemorrhages ... #Summary
Clinical Features of Infective Endocarditis

General 
 - Malaise 
 - Clubbing 

Cardiac 
 - Murmurs
Features of Infective Endocarditis ... nodes - Splinter haemorrhages ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... #Symptoms #Signs ... #PhysicalExam #Diagnosis
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
overdiuresis - Hemorrhage ... dysfunction - Endocarditis ... #Distributive #Cardiogenic ... Comparison #Table #Diagnosis ... #Features #Signs
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... and Management Summary ... Full Set of Vital Signs ... resuscitation • Cardiogenic ... #Management #Summary
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
Shock - OnePager Summary ... 4 categories: cardiogenic ... Problem (↓ CO): • CARDIOGENIC ... • HYPOVOLEMIC: Hemorrhage ... Undifferentiated #Shock #diagnosis
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Endocarditis Summary ... aneurysm • Splinter hemorrhages ... Differential Diagnosis ... Diagnosis? ... #diagnosis #management
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
Endocarditis - Diagnosis ... and Management Summary ... asymptomatic to septic/cardiogenic ... lesions, splinter hemorrhages ... #Diagnosis #Summary
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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and Management Summary ... Diagnostic Criteria ... present, symptoms, signs ... ), Thrombosis, Hemorrhage ... #Management #Summary
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
and Management Summary ... duodenum Clinical Signs ... presentation • Minor hemorrhage ... catastrophic episode of hemorrhage ... #Management #Summary
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
- Differential Diagnosis ... Acute bacterial endocarditis ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... Leptospirosis • Viral hemorrhagic ... #Differential #Diagnosis