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Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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Risk of Various Predisoosing ... Conditions for Infective ... - Previous infective ... RiskFactors #Cardiology #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Predisposing
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
Differentiating NBTE from Infective ... specific to NBTE, and diagnosis ... is required for diagnosis ... Endocarditis (NBTE): • Predisposing ... Endocarditis: • Predisposing
Endocarditis - Duke Criteria - Major and Minor

MAJOR CRITERIA: 
 - Persistently +ve blood culture for
Coxiella burnetii infection ... CRITERIA - Predisposing ... #Major #Minor #Diagnosis
Evaluation of a child with a first urinary tract infection.

Why important? 
 - Up to half
urinary tract infection ... renal failure Predisposing ... Urinary #Tract #Infection ... Pediatrics #Assessment #Diagnosis
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
primary adrenal infection ... • Virus: HIV (Predisposing ... #differential #diagnosis
IDSA Recommendations for empirical antimicrobial therapy for purulent meningitis based on patient age and specific predisposing
age and specific predisposing
Upper Urinary Tract infection (UUTI): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Predisposing Factors:
 - Immunocompromised, Diabetes,
 - Elderly, Female
Urinary Tract infection ... Clinical Findings Predisposing ... Urinary Tract Infection
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
 •
Infective endocarditis ... and sources of infection ... malignancy #Infective ... #Microbiology #Diagnosis
Anti-infective stewardship, including tips for using anti-infectives wisely, criteria for stepdown from IV to PO dosage
Anti-infective stewardship ... for using anti-infectives ... IV to PO anti-infectives
Lower Urinary Tract Infection: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

- Predisposing Factors:  Immunocompromised state, diabetes, elderly, female
Urinary Tract Infection ... Findings - Predisposing ... Urinary Tract Infection ... ("Cystitis"): Infection