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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 prosthetic ... malignancy #Infective ... Endocarditis #Sources #Causes
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective ... vs Noninfective Causes ... Culture-negative Prosthetic ... Diphtheroids Prosthetic ... #Noninfective #Causes
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... Endocarditis, Acute Prosthetic ... Degeneration, Prosthetic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #cardiology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 
Decreased Megakaryopoiesis
 • Aplastic Anemia
 • Toxic Damage (e.g.
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... Leukemia, Tumour) Ineffective ... Vasculitis • Infection ... Prosthetic Heart ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Debridement and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)
Duration of symptoms <3 weeks OR  <30 days
Management of Prosthetic ... Joint Infection ... (PJI) Duration ... #Prosthetic #Joint ... #Infection #treatment
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... Rheumatic fever, Infective ... Ehlers Danlos) • Prosthetic ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes #primary
Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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Conditions for Infective ... High Risk: - Prosthetic ... - Previous infective ... Marfan syndrome #Infective ... #RiskFactors #Cardiology
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
suggests calculi/infection ... RBC’s, RBC/WBC casts ... (bladder neck, prostatic
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Causes of Acute ... Inflammatory disease • Infection ... fibrosis Benign prostatic
Increased Urinary Frequency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Non-increased urine volume (<2mL/min), Rule out polyuria
Extrinsic to Urinary Tract:
Urinary Tract Infection ... Obstruction: • Benign prostatic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes