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Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
, Pathophysiology ... and Differential ... • Toxic • Infectious ... Diagnosis #cardiology ... #HFrEF #HFpEF #CHF
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Causes of Relative ... Infectious: Legionella ... #bradycardia #Causes ... #differential # ... diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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Generalized Weakness - Differential ... CV/Resp/Heme: CHF ... Generalized #Weakness #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Causes of CSF Lymphocytic Pleocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Viral: Arbo, Adeno, Herpes, Entero, HIV
Fungal: Cryptococcus, Cocci, Histo,
Causes of CSF Lymphocytic ... Pleocytosis - Differential ... B.burgdoferi Non-infectious ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #neurology
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
Transplant Infections ... Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative ... #Timeline #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #infectiousdiseases
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
CHF - Left-Sided ... Heart Failure - Differential ... Infiltrative • Infectious ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
culture negative ... #differential # ... #culture #negative ... #Endocarditis #InfectiousDiseases ... #CNIE #BCNIE #cardiology
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
and Differential ... #HeartFailure #CHF ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture ... - Differential ... antibiotics as a cause ... #Abscess #Differential ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Causes of Sudden ... Infancy (SUDI) - Differential ... Arrhythmia • Neurologic ... Gastrointestinal infection ... ): • Autopsy negative