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Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
w/ septic pulmonary ... telemetry for heart block ... (+/- daily EKG) ... #criticalcare #diagnosis ... #management
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Septic Emboli Cause ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... lesions, heart block ... #diagnosis #management
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Cytoid bodies (retinal ... Subacute bacterial endocarditis ... Wilson's disease Pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
and Management ... infections are caused ... immunosuppression (eg ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... Endophthalmitis, Endocarditis
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential Diagnosis ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... sided IE: Heart block ... lesions, heart block
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Bundle Branch Block ... QRS complex Pulmonary ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis ... malignant, pediatric cases ... may present with pulmonary ... procedures (eg, ... phenoxybenzamine blocks
Clarkson’s Disease - Capillary leak syndrome
Epidemiology: Roughly 150 published cases, Median age 50 years, No sex
filling +++ (risk of pulmonary ... ) • IVIg 2 g/kg ... leak #syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #timeline ... #treatment #rheumatology