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My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
with Infective Endocarditis ... Did they receive antibiotics ... Decreased yield due to antibiotic ... therapy - Number one cause ... #Infective #Endocarditis
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
 •
Infective endocarditis ... • Native and ... prosthetic valve endocarditis ... for TPN) and antibiotic ... #Sources #Causes
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
culture negative ... infective endocarditis ... #culture #negative ... #Endocarditis # ... #CNIE #BCNIE #cardiology
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
serology: Serial negative ... Frequent false-negative ... cultures/serology: + (Negative ... in up to 30% of cases ... #comparison #infective
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Coagulase-negative ... Septic Emboli Cause ... • IV Antibiotics ... Treat underlying cause ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Algorithm for evaluating multiple ring-enhancing lesions in immunocompetent (HIV negative)

#ringenhancing #lesions #cns #brain #diagnosis #differential #algorithm
immunocompetent (HIV negative ... differential #algorithm #causes ... #radiology #neurology
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
general seizure caused ... and metabolic causes ... alcohol or other sedative ... Classification #Diagnosis #Neurology ... Signs #Symptoms #Comparison
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Skin Rash

40 M presents w/ N, V, severe epigastric pain. SHx: smoker, drinks 18
dogs & latter can cause ... fastidious gram-negative ... bacillus cause ... to meningitis, endocarditis ... or clindamycin Antibiotic
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
aureus, Coagulase-negative ... staphylococci Culture Negative ... Septic emboli cause ... Treatment • IV antibiotics ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
The distribution of nodules shown on HRCT is the most important factor in making an accurate
In most cases small ... randomly distributed relative ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Perilymphatic #Comparison