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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 ... febrilepodcast] #BCNIE #Causes ... #culture #negative ... InfectiousDiseases #Microbiology
HINTS Exam - Unidirectional Nystagmus - Left-beating

In a patient with vertigo symptoms, this finding is reassuring
for a PERIPHERAL cause ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical ... #Video #Negative ... #Neurology #Peripheral
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
Streptocccus Pneumoniae Microbiology ... Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative ... • Most common cause ... media • Important cause ... #diagnosis #management
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
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Native and ... Endocarditis #Sources #Causes ... #Differential #Microbiology
Diagnosis and Management of Hypernatremia

#Hypernatremia #Differential #Algorithm #Causes #Nephrology #Diagnosis

** GrepMed Recommended Text: Nephrology Secrets -
Diagnosis and Management ... Differential #Algorithm #Causes ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... Recommended Text: Nephrology
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
individual studies Clinical ... diseases, describe clinical ... 100%, then all negative ... proportion of negative ... that are true negatives
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
with a peripheral cause ... of AVS and negative ... with a central cause ... #PhysicalExam #Neurology
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Causes of Proteinuria ... Tubular Proteinuria (Negative ... sediment - WBC/RBC casts ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect

Dr. Felipe Duarte Augusto @semiologianeurologica

#RAPD #Relative #Afferent #Pupillary #Defect #Neurology #Clinical #Video #Pupils
Relative Afferent ... semiologianeurologica #RAPD #Relative ... Pupillary #Defect #Neurology ... #Clinical #Video
Doxycycline - Coverage and Indications
 • Staphylococci (S aureus + CoNS)
 • The tick stuff: Borrelia
• "Atypical" causes ... • Acne • Gram-negative ... #pharmacology #microbiology