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Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
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Infective endocarditis ... and sources of infection ... • Native and ... Sources #Causes ... #Differential #Microbiology
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
culture negative ... infective endocarditis ... #culture #negative ... #Endocarditis # ... InfectiousDiseases #Microbiology
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
Differentiating NBTE from Infective ... high index of clinical ... : Serial negative ... : + (Negative blood ... in up to 30% of cases
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Infective Endocarditis ... antimicrobials, clinical ... but important causes ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... #Infective #Endocarditis
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Causes of Sudden ... Arrhythmia • Neurologic ... Gastrointestinal infection ... Sudden Infant Death Syndrome ... ): • Autopsy negative
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
• Typhus, gram-negative ... Pyogenic/focal infection ... arthritis • Infective ... Non-Infectious Causes ... • Hyper-IgD syndrome
Adie's Pupil on Physical Exam

Adie's pupil is a neurological disorder characterized by a tonically dilated pupil
It is caused by ... viral or bacterial infection ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... ophthalmology #neurology ... #syndrome
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... Causes of spinal ... • Extrinsic Causes ... Infarction - Infection ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
patients with a negative ... heart failure, neurologic ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... White-coat syndrome ... Neurologic disorders
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
time you have a case ... or Ineffective ... (or too little relative ... Cirrhosis, Nephrotic syndrome ... table #sodium #nephrology