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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 ... Bacteria #Etiology #Differential ... #Microbiology #Diagnosis
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective ... Culture-negative Prosthetic ... Diphtheroids Prosthetic ... Noninfective #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 
Decreased Megakaryopoiesis
 • Aplastic Anemia
 • Toxic Damage (e.g.
Thrombocytopenia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vasculitis • Infection ... Prosthetic Heart ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Complications of Staph Aureus Bacteremia
 • CNS Infections
 • Septic pulmonary embolism (0.9% - 18.8%)
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Infections • Septic pulmonary ... (0.9-5.5%) • Infective ... 6% - 24%) - Prosthetic ... 1.4-18.8%) - Prosthetic ... Complications #diagnosis
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Regurgitation - Differential ... Diagnosis Acute ... Endocarditis, Acute Prosthetic ... Degeneration, Prosthetic ... #Diagnosis #Causes
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 ... RiskFactors #Cardiology #Diagnosis ... #Differential #
Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
Responsible for Infective ... Diphtheroids Prosthetic ... negative #Infective ... Bacteria #Pathogens #Diagnosis ... #Differential #
Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
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Causes of Chest Pain ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Table ... Dissection • Pulmonary ... #differential #
Differential Diagnosis of Pleuritic Chest Pain:

Categorized by causes: Cardiac, Pulmonary, MSK, Drug/Toxins, Heme/Onc, Renal, Autoimmune

#Diagnosis #Pleuritic
Differential Diagnosis ... Pleuritic Chest Pain ... causes: Cardiac, Pulmonary ... Autoimmune #Diagnosis ... ChestPain #Causes #Differential
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
Algorithm and Differential ... Diagnosis of Macroscopic ... suggests calculi/infection ... (bladder neck, prostatic ... ) #Diagnosis #EM