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Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
for Infective Endocarditis ... ) - Culture negative ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... Pathogens #Diagnosis #Differential ... #InfectiousDiseases
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
 •
Infective endocarditis ... • Native and ... prosthetic valve endocarditis ... for TPN) and antibiotic ... Bacteria #Etiology #Differential
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
blood culture negative ... infective endocarditis ... BCNIE #Causes #differential ... #Endocarditis # ... InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture Negative ... Abscess - Differential ... Consider prior antibiotics ... #Abscess #Differential ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
three primary pathophysiologic ... Cryoglobulinemia, Endocarditis ... Pauci-immune mediated (Negative ... Glomerulonephritis #Vasculitis #differential
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Blood Culture-Negative ... Infective Endocarditis ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... #diagnosis #differential ... #workup #infectiousdiseases
Considerations for progression of disease while on antimicrobial therapy:
 - Source Control?
 - Wrong bug?
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febrilepodcast] #InfectiousDiseases ... antimicrobial #antibiotics ... #checklist #Differential ... Diagnosis #Management #Antibiotics
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Endocarditis Summary ... • Coagulase-negative ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... • IV Antibiotics ... #Endocarditis
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... Phos), CBC with differential ... Do not measure negative ... main ones) - Antibiotics ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential ... aureus, Coagulase-negative ... Treatment • IV antibiotics ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #cardiology #infectiousdiseases