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Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood ... culture negative ... #culture #negative ... #Endocarditis #InfectiousDiseases ... #CNIE #BCNIE #cardiology
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture ... Negative Abscess ... antibiotics as a cause ... of a negative culture ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Blood Culture-Negative ... remain negative ... but important causes ... factors: - Serology ... differential #workup #infectiousdiseases
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
/serology: Serial ... negative blood ... Frequent false-negative ... /serology: + (Negative ... in up to 30% of cases
Algorithm for evaluating multiple ring-enhancing lesions in immunocompetent (HIV negative)

#ringenhancing #lesions #cns #brain #diagnosis #differential #algorithm
immunocompetent (HIV negative ... differential #algorithm #causes ... #radiology #neurology
Schizophrenia: Pathogenesis and Symptoms
Increased dopaminergic transmission in mesolimbic projection
-> Dopaminergic neurons here project into the limbic
is thought to cause ... of keeping with cultural ... is thought to cause ... Negative Symptoms ... Schizophrenia #pathophysiology
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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fastidious gram-negative ... conditions Diagnosis: Serology ... (preferred), Culture ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Antiarrhythmics - Vaughan Williams Classification:
CLASS 1 - Sodium Channel Blockers:
 • MOA: Block fast Na+ channels
Vaughan Williams Classification ... contraction force (negative ... inotropy) ACCP Cardiology ... #Classes #pathophysiology ... #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Culture (+): ... • Coagulase-negative ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Treat underlying cause ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Antiarrhythmics Pharmacology Summary
Cardiac Conduction Phases:
Phase 0 - Ventricular Depolarization:
 • Na+ channels open leading to a
to maintain a negative ... contraction force (negative ... inotropy) ACCP Cardiology ... #Classes #pathophysiology ... #phases #cardiology