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Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Endocarditis Algorithm ... - Infective vs ... Noninfective Causes ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #Endocarditis ... #Noninfective #Causes
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
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Infective endocarditis ... and sources of infection ... • Native and ... #Endocarditis # ... Sources #Causes
HACEK is the acronym commonly used to describe and help doctors to remember a group of
fastidious Gram-negative ... which can also cause ... infective endocarditis ... is caused by HACEK ... is caused by Alpha-haemolytic
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
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
My Patient with Infective ... Endocarditis (IE ... therapy - Number one cause ... Eg: C. burnetii ... #Endocarditis #
Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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Relative Risk of ... Conditions for Infective ... Endocarditis ... endocarditis ... RiskFactors #Cardiology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... Rheumatic fever, Infective ... endocarditis, Myxomatous ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes #primary
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
Differentiating NBTE from Infective ... serology: Serial negative ... Frequent false-negative ... in up to 30% of cases ... #comparison #infective
Osler's Nodes in a patient with infective endocarditis

67yo presents with R occipital intraparenchymal hemorrhage (IPH) attributed
a patient with infective ... endocarditis ... TTE negative but ... #Oslers #Node #infective ... clinical #photo
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Infective Endocarditis ... Fat Embolism (e.g ... Marfan's Syndrome, Infective ... Endocarditis, Atherosclerosis ... #Orthopedics #Causes