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Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 
Decreased Megakaryopoiesis
 • Aplastic Anemia
 • Toxic Damage (e.g.
Thrombocytopenia - Differential ... Vasculitis • Infection ... Prosthetic Heart ... Thrombocytopenia #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
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 ... Bacteria #Etiology #Differential
Cavitary Lung Lesions - Differential
Infection - Malignancy - Rheumatologic - Other

- Dr. David Furfaro https://twitter.com/david_furfaro

#Cavitary #Cavity
Lung Lesions - Differential ... Infection - Malignancy ... - Rheumatologic ... Lesions #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective ... disease • Systemic infection ... Culture-negative Prosthetic ... Diphtheroids Prosthetic ... Noninfective #Causes #Differential
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
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
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Regurgitation - Differential ... Rupture, Acute Infective ... Endocarditis, Acute Prosthetic ... Degeneration, Prosthetic ... Regurgitation #Differential
Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Platelet Count > 450
Reactive:
 • Anemia/blood loss (Fe deficiency)
 • Infection/Sepsis
 • Non-infectious
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... deficiency) • Infection ... Non-infectious (malignancy, rheumatologic ... Thrombocytosis #Differential ... causes #Platelets #hematology
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
Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

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