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Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
high index of clinical ... serology: Serial negative ... Frequent false-negative ... in up to 30% of cases ... Marantic #diagnosis #table
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Coagulase-negative ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Treat underlying cause ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Infective Endocarditis ... antimicrobials, clinical ... but important causes ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... #Infective #Endocarditis
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
with previously stable ... patients with a negative ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... White-coat syndrome ... Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... renal failure Clinical ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... • Heerfordt syndrome ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management
Inherited Arrhythmia Syndromes
Entity - Prevalence / Incidence - Diagnosis - Arrhythmic Presentation - Management
 • Long
Presentation - Management ... • Long QT Syndrome ... #clinical #cardiology ... #diagnosis #management ... #table
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
aureus, Coagulase-negative ... staphylococci Culture Negative ... Cholesterol emboli syndrome ... Septic emboli cause ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Clinical Picture ... Diagnosis - Clinical ... Clinical DX: - ... immunosuppressants - Meds ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... Discontinuation of causal ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... pANCA anti-MPO - Negative ... sle #comparison #table
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
have achieved negative ... acute coronary syndrome ... the determined cause ... #cardiology #treatment ... #table #foamed