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Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
Responsible for Infective ... Endocarditis ... #Infective ... #Endocarditis #Bacteria ... #Differential #InfectiousDiseases
HACEK is the acronym commonly used to describe and help doctors to remember a group of
fastidious Gram-negative ... can also cause infective ... endocarditis. ... More commonly endocarditis ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
blood culture negative ... infective endocarditis ... causes #culture #negative ... #Endocarditis # ... InfectiousDiseases
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 ... #comparison #infective ... Marantic #diagnosis #table
Thalassemia - Electrophoresis - Comparison Table
In this disorder it is the defective production of hemoglobin that
Electrophoresis - Comparison ... Table In this ... disorder it is the defective ... #Alpha #Beta #Comparison ... #Table #Hematology
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Blood Culture-Negative ... Infective Endocarditis ... cultures remain negative ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... differential #workup #infectiousdiseases
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
three primary pathophysiologic ... Cryoglobulinemia, Endocarditis ... Pauci-immune mediated (Negative ... diagnosis #algorithm #rheumatology
The Spectrum of Tuberculosis

As shown in the graphic from our Primer, exposure to M. tuberculosis can
eliminated the infection ... memory, can have negative ... ‏ #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases ... IGRA #Spectrum #Table
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
blood donor • Pathophysiology ... transfusion • Pathophysiology ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
By: - Chronic Infection ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... Rubella Bacterial Infection ... • Bacterial endocarditis ... aureus • Gram-negative