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Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
positive in 90% of IE cases ... Generalized: • Chills ... Septic Emboli Cause ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... Treat underlying cause
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Causes of Fever ... tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis ... Infected thrombosis, (e.g ... vasculitis to cause ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Septic Embolism (e.g ... Infective Endocarditis ... Fat Embolism (e.g ... Syndrome, Infective Endocarditis ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
maintained fever CAUSES ... Surgical devices, e.g ... Sepsis (→ 3-14) e.g ... #Differential #Causes ... #Anesthesiology
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
and positioning (e.g ... potential surgical causes ... team. ❼ Consider causes ... (eg steroid dependency ... #Differential #Anesthesiology
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
in Anaesthesia Caused ... or iatrogenic causes ... , e.g. central line ... pericardiocentesis kit (eg ... Cardiac #Tamponade #Anesthesiology
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Causes of Fatigue ... Infectious • Endocarditis ... • Drug Abuse (e.g ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
with Infective Endocarditis ... therapy - Number one cause ... Eg: C. burnetii ... #Infective #Endocarditis
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... • Infectious endocarditis ... • Protozoa (eg ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
should identify any cause ... blood gas, 12-lead ECG ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... Consider potential causes ... #Differential #Anesthesiology