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Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
blood culture negative ... infective endocarditis ... #differential #diagnosis ... InfectiousDiseases #Microbiology ... #CNIE #BCNIE #cardiology
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
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Infective endocarditis ... • Native and ... prosthetic valve endocarditis ... #Differential #Microbiology ... #Diagnosis #Pathogens
First, Second (Type 1 and Type 2), and Third Degree Heart Blocks - Comparison

#HeartBlocks #Comparison #First
Heart Blocks - Comparison ... #HeartBlocks #Comparison ... Second #Third #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Table
Typical (Counterclockwise) and Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter
 • Inferior leads:
up, slow down; "negative ... • V1: Broad & negative ... aflutter #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical ... #diagnosis #comparison
Comparison between Wandering atrial pacemaker (A) vs multifocal atrial arrhythmia (B)

#WAP #MAR #wandering #atrial #pacemaker #comparison
Comparison between ... atrial #pacemaker #comparison ... multifocal #rhythm #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
Streptocccus Pneumoniae Microbiology ... Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative ... peritonitis, and endocarditis ... Diagnosis: • Physical ... #diagnosis #management
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
specific to NBTE, and diagnosis ... is required for diagnosis ... serology: Serial negative ... Frequent false-negative ... #comparison #infective
Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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Relative Risk of ... for Infective Endocarditis ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... #RiskFactors #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
The Sinoatrial Blocks

#cardiology #diagnosis #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram #sinoatrial #blocks #heartblocks #comparison
Sinoatrial Blocks #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #heartblocks #comparison
Dextrocardia on EKG
 • Limb leads look like LA ←→ RA transposition
 • V1 ←→ V2
predominantly negative ... Dextrocardia #EKG #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis