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Petechial/Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

These rashes can be especially challenging and are
associated with devastating differential
physician narrow the diagnosis ... , subcutaneous hemorrhages ... the differential diagnosis ... gonococcal disease, endocarditis ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Clinical Features of Infective Endocarditis

General 
 - Malaise 
 - Clubbing 

Cardiac 
 - Murmurs
Features of Infective Endocarditis ... Janeway lesions - Petechiae ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... #Symptoms #Signs ... #PhysicalExam #Diagnosis
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
- Differential Diagnosis ... than 2 mm) of hemorrhage ... Schonlein Purpura - Endocarditis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #dermatology
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
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Endocarditis Summary ... aneurysm • Splinter hemorrhages ... • Petechiae Immunologic ... Differential Diagnosis ... Diagnosis?
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
 •
and Management Summary ... present, symptoms, signs ... ), Thrombosis, Hemorrhage ... #Management #Summary ... #treatment #hematology
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... without localizing signs ... • Bleeding, petechia ... - Hemorrhagic fevers ... #differential #diagnosis