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Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
Responsible for Infective ... Diphtheroids Prosthetic ... negative #Infective ... Pathogens #Diagnosis #Differential ... #InfectiousDiseases
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Culture-negative Prosthetic ... Gram-negative bacilli • Fungi ... Diphtheroids Prosthetic ... Gram-negative bacilli • Fungi ... 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 ... DDIs/AEs) - Fungus ... #Prosthetic #Joint
Hemoptysis Differential Diagnosis Framework
Cardiovascular: Pulmonary embolism, Heart failure, Vasculitis, Valvular disease, Arteriovenous malformation
Pulmonary - Airway: Bronchitis,
Hemoptysis Differential ... Cardiovascular: Pulmonary ... Tuberculosis, Fungal ... infection, Paragonimiasis ... #Hemoptysis #Differential
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Lung Disease - Differential ... Septic Emboli, Fungal ... Infection, Nocardia ... Algorithm #lesion #pulmonary ... #differential
Cavity Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary Lesions:
C: cancer 
 - bronchogenic carcinoma: most frequently squamous cell carcinoma
Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary ... SCC) - cavitary pulmonary ... emboli) I: infection ... (bacterial/fungal ... Cavitary #Lesions #Differential
Differential Diagnosis of Pulmonary Eosinophilia
Infection:
 • Helminthic: Loffler syndrome (Ascaris, hookworm, Strongyloides), Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (lymphatic
Differential Diagnosis ... of Pulmonary Eosinophilia ... Infection: • ... Paragonimiasis • Fungal ... #Differential #
Causes of Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Massive Hemoptysis (>I00 mL in 24 hours)
 • Malignancy
 •
of Hemoptysis - Differential ... Vasculitis Infection ... Tuberculosis • Fungal ... Malignancy Pulmonary ... #Hemoptysis #Differential
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
embolus I = infection ... - pulmonary abscess ... (TB, fungal, staph ... Cavitary #Lesions #Differential ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Cervical Lymphadenopathy - Lymph Node Drainage
Preauricular nodes - Drain scalp, skin
 • Differential diagnosis: Scalp infections,
mycobacterial infection ... genitourinary tract, pulmonary ... mycobacterial/fungal ... upper respiratory infection ... mycobacterial infection