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Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
 •
Infective endocarditis ... and sources of infection ... • Native and ... for TPN) and antibiotic ... Bacteria #Etiology #Differential
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective ... disease • Systemic infection ... HACEK • Culture-negative ... epidermidis • Gram-negative ... Noninfective #Causes #Differential
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
My Patient with Infective ... Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative ... Did they receive antibiotics ... Decreased yield due to antibiotic ... Ahmed_HBabiker #Infective
Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
Responsible for Infective ... epidermidis - Gram-negative ... ) - Culture negative ... #Infective ... Pathogens #Diagnosis #Differential
Some Mechanisms of Resistance to Antibiotics
 • Drug resistance due to altered targets
Resistance to Antibiotics ... ß-Lactams enter gram-negative ... Tetracycline was effective ... against gynecologic infection ... #Antibiotic #Resistance
Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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Relative Risk of ... Conditions for Infective ... - Previous infective ... #RiskFactors #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #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 ... causes #culture #negative ... #CNIE #BCNIE #cardiology
Causes of Isolated Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital
Medications
 • Anticonvulsants
 • Antibiotics
 • Antithyroid
 • Antihypertensive
Neutropenia - Differential ... Anticonvulsants • Antibiotics ... Antineoplastic Viral Infection ... Bacteria • Gram Negative ... #Neutropenia #Differential
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 ... as a cause of a negative ... #Abscess #Differential
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
crystals), Gout (negatively ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... Pseudogout #Septic #Infective