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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
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
Hypovolemic shock ... overdiuresis - Hemorrhage ... dysfunction - Endocarditis ... 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 ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Summary #criticalcare
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
Undifferentiated Shock ... - OnePager Summary ... Shock occurs when ... • HYPOVOLEMIC: Hemorrhage ... #diagnosis #differential
Nail Disorders secondary to Systemic Diseases
Nail Fold Abnormality
 • SLE
 • Scleroderma
 • Dermatomyositis
Koilonychia - Spoon-shaped
growth (e.g.. shock ... Discoloration - Splinter hemorrhages ... • Bacterial endocarditis ... #dermatology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Endocarditis Summary ... aneurysm • Splinter hemorrhages ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Diagnosis: • Rheumatic ... Diagnosis?
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... Leptospirosis • Viral hemorrhagic ... #Diagnosis #intermittent
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
and Management Summary ... duodenum Clinical Signs ... • Should be on differential ... presentation • Minor hemorrhage ... #Management #Summary
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... Diagnoses Medical ... without localizing signs ... Bleeding, petechia - Hemorrhagic ... #diagnosis #tropical
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
Endocarditis - Diagnosis ... and Management Summary ... septic/cardiogenic shock ... lesions, splinter hemorrhages ... #Diagnosis #Summary