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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 ... Endocarditis #Sources #Causes ... Bacteria #Etiology #Differential
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
vs Noninfective Causes ... Culture-negative Prosthetic ... Diphtheroids Prosthetic ... #Noninfective #Causes ... #Differential #
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 
Decreased Megakaryopoiesis
 • Aplastic Anemia
 • Toxic Damage (e.g.
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... - Differential ... Vasculitis • Infection ... Prosthetic Heart ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... Regurgitation - Differential ... Endocarditis, Acute Prosthetic ... Degeneration, Prosthetic ... #Diagnosis #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 ... Regurgitation #differential ... diagnosis #cardiology #causes
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
Algorithm and Differential ... suggests calculi/infection ... RBC’s, RBC/WBC casts ... (bladder neck, prostatic ... #Macroscopic #Differential
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 ... Cardiology #Diagnosis #Differential
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Differential Diagnosis ... Anemia Intrinsic Causes ... DIC, HELLP, AS, prosthetic ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
Responsible for Infective ... Diphtheroids Prosthetic ... negative #Infective ... Pathogens #Diagnosis #Differential