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Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
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Infective endocarditis ... • Native and prosthetic ... valve endocarditis ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... Bacteria #Etiology #Differential
Complications of Staph Aureus Bacteremia
 • CNS Infections
 • Septic pulmonary embolism (0.9% - 18.8%)
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Infections • Septic pulmonary ... ) • Infective endocarditis ... 6% - 24%) - Prosthetic ... 1.4-18.8%) - Prosthetic
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Endocarditis Algorithm ... Culture-negative Prosthetic ... Diphtheroids Prosthetic ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #Endocarditis ... Noninfective #Causes #Differential
Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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for Infective Endocarditis ... High Risk: - Prosthetic ... Previous infective endocarditis ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... Cardiology #Diagnosis #Differential
Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
for Infective Endocarditis ... Diphtheroids Prosthetic ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... Pathogens #Diagnosis #Differential
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Regurgitation - Differential ... Acute Infective Endocarditis ... , Acute Prosthetic ... Infection: Infective Endocarditis ... Degeneration, Prosthetic
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
valvular disease • Prosthetic ... Influenza Prosthetic ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... #diagnosis #management
Stroke Etiologies
Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH)
Ischemic
 - Large Vessel Atherosclerosis
 - Cardioembolic: Atrial fib, prosthetic valves, LV aneurysm,
Cardioembolic: Atrial fib, prosthetic ... , LV aneurysm, Endocarditis ... Stroke #causes #differential
Debridement and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)
Duration of symptoms <3 weeks OR  <30 days
Debridement and Management ... of Prosthetic Joint ... Infection (PJI) ... #Prosthetic #Joint ... #Debridement #Management
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs - Differential ... Heart Disease Pulmonary ... • Rupture • Endocarditis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Murmurs #Cardiology #Differential