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Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
blood culture negative ... #differential #diagnosis ... causes #culture #negative ... #Endocarditis #InfectiousDiseases ... #CNIE #BCNIE #cardiology
Herpes Zoster Mandibularis - The lesions were scattered along the area that is innervated by the
A presumptive diagnosis ... #Clinical #Photo ... Mandibularis #Rash #NEJM
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
result with no clinical ... testing (TST) False-negative ... because false-negative ... sample = 95% • A negative ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Typical (Counterclockwise) and Reverse Typical (Clockwise) Atrial Flutter on EKG
Typical (Counterclockwise) Atrial Flutter
 • Inferior leads:
up, slow down; "negative ... • V1: Broad & negative ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #clinical #diagnosis
Dextrocardia on EKG
 • Limb leads look like LA ←→ RA transposition
 • V1 ←→ V2
predominantly negative ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #diagnosis #clinical
Macroglossia in Light-Chain Amyloidosis- Physical examination revealed macroglossia, with indentations from the teeth (Panel A)...A biopsy
findings confirmed a diagnosis ... Early diagnosis ... #amyloidosis #clinical ... #photo #AL #lightchain ... #NEJM
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
Things To Know Diagnosis ... following): (1) Clinical ... • 15-35% Gram negative ... #peritonitis #Diagnosis ... #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
He received a diagnosis ... cerebrospinal fluid were negative ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #peds #acute
Focal Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on Ventriculogram Angiography 

55 year old, severe chest pain after death of close
death of close relative ... , ECG diagnosis ... Ventriculogram #Angiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #cathlab
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Blood Culture-Negative ... antimicrobials, clinical ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... #Endocarditis #diagnosis ... differential #workup #infectiousdiseases