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HACEK is the acronym commonly used to describe and help doctors to remember a group of
which can also cause ... endocarditis is caused ... endocarditis is caused ... Streptococcus sp ... Streptococcus sp
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood ... , Brucella spp, ... febrilepodcast] #BCNIE #Causes ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #CNIE #BCNIE #cardiology
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
) • Other Causes ... common bacterial causes ... Staphylococcus spp ... ., Salmonella spp ... Mycobacterial Causes
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Causes of Pericardial ... , Pneumococcus spp ... Staphylococcus spp ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #cardiology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Person Syndrome (SPS ... Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... - People with SPS ... sleep DDx: • Neuromyotonia ... Person #Syndrome #SPS
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... - Most common cause ... parachute MV (caused ... chordae) - SLE, MPS ... #differential #cardiology
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
, Coccidioides spp ... , Coccidioides spp ... complex • Nodular/Masses ... ; Actinomyces spp ... diagnosis #chestCT #radiology
Common causes of post-Transplant Diarrhea
 • Bacterial: Clostridium difficile, Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp., Bacterial overgrowth, Aeromonus
Common causes of ... Campylobacter spp ... ., Salmonella spp ... overgrowth, Aeromonus spp ... #differential #causes
Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
Association, which is classes ... arising from flare ups ... that cause class ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Classification #Stages #Classes
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Scl70 (in some cases ... pattern: - SjS ... Scl-70 (in some cases ... conditions - Sp ... PBC/SSc OS, PBC/SjS