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Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
 •
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 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
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... Rupture, Acute Infective ... Endocarditis, Acute Prosthetic ... Degeneration, Prosthetic ... Differential #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
Tree in Bud Sign
The Tree-in-Bud sign represents Endobronchial spread in a linear branching pattern and centrilobular
Tree in Bud Sign ... The Tree-in-Bud sign ... It is caused by ... of infective bronchiolitis ... radiology #ChestCT #pathophysiology
Functional Dyspepsia - Signs, Symptoms and Pathophysiology
Delayed gastric emptying - Postprandial fullness, nausea, vomiting
Hypersensitivity to gastric
Functional Dyspepsia - Signs ... , Symptoms and Pathophysiology ... loss H. pylori infection ... Functional #Dyspepsia #Pathophysiology ... symptoms #diagnosis #signs
Anaplasma Infection - Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Pathophysiology: 
 • Obligate, intracellular bacteria
 • Transmitted via blacklegged tick —
Anaplasma Infection ... phagocytophilum Pathophysiology ... within morulae Signs ... ), cough (30% cases ... #Anaplasma #Infection
Lower Urinary Tract Infections: Complications
 - Infection damages the urinary tract epithelium causing fibroblast proliferation and
Complications - Infection ... the bladder -> Infection ... to prostate via prostatic ... urea which may cause ... UrinaryTractInfection #LUTI #Pathophysiology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... Rheumatic fever, Infective ... Rheumatic fever, Infective ... Ehlers Danlos) • Prosthetic ... diagnosis #cardiology #causes