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My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
Did they receive antibiotics ... Decreased yield due to antibiotic ... therapy - Number one cause ... of culture negative ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis
Hilar enlargement
The table summarizes the causes of hilar enlargement.
Normal hili are:
- Normal in position - left
enlargement The table ... summarizes the causes ... branching vessels #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... once stable - ... #differential #causes
A 50 yo F with a history of poor dentition presents to the ED with fever
of outpatient antibiotics ... A CXR is done. ... Diagnosis: Cavitary ... abscess #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Lobar consolidation
The most common presentation of consolidation is lobar or segmental.
The most common diagnosis is lobar
The most common diagnosis ... The table lists ... the differential diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Clues to Differential Diagnosis of Central Cyanosis: Onset of cyanosis, Clubbing, Secondary erythrocytosis, Auscultation, X-ray, Echocardiography,
Clues to Differential ... Diagnosis of Central ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Central #Cardiology ... #Causes #Table
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Causes of Relative ... Drug fever #relative ... #bradycardia #Causes ... #differential #diagnosis ... infectiousdiseases #table
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Consider prior antibiotics ... as a cause of a ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
Multiple masses ... The differential diagnostic ... most important diagnoses ... listed in the table ... #Management #Radiology
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
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Native and ... for TPN) and antibiotic ... Endocarditis #Sources #Causes ... #Microbiology #Diagnosis