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Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
infection Native Valve ... lugdunensis Native Valve ... Culture-negative Prosthetic Valve ... Diphtheroids Prosthetic Valve ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 
Decreased Megakaryopoiesis
 • Aplastic Anemia
 • Toxic Damage (e.g.
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Decreased ... Prosthetic Heart Valve ... #Algorithm #Causes
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm May ... Structural • Valve ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
ASE Echocardiographic Assessment of Valve Stenosis
 • Aortic Valve Stenosis
 • Mitral Valve Stenosis
 • Tricuspid
Assessment of Valve ... Stenosis • Aortic Valve ... Stenosis • Mitral Valve ... Stenosis • Pulmonic Valve ... Echocardiogram #POCUS #diagnosis
Misinterpretation of the P-value 

P-value - Probability for a given statistical model under the null hypothesis
Misinterpretation of the P-value ... P-value - Probability ... results 1) P-value ... hypothesis 3) P-value ... biostatistics #diagnosis
Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
Diagnostic algorithm ... The diagnostic workup ... suppressed PTH values ... calcium-creatinine ratio cutoff value ... #Differential #Algorithm
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
failure -(rare), Valve ... conditions: Underlying valve ... Heart failure ++, Valve ... in up to 30% of cases ... variable location, Valve
Causes of Nausea and Vomiting - Differential Algorithm #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Causes #Nausea #Vomiting #Differential #NonGI
Causes of Nausea ... - Differential Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Causes #Nausea ... Differential #NonGI #Algorithm
Causes of Iron Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Blood loss: GI (cancer, ulcer, IBD), GU
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm • Blood ... sickle-cell, prosthatic valve ... #Causes #Fe #algorithm
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
Aortitis - Diagnosis ... health - Aortic valve ... depending on the cause ... #Aortitis #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Causes