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Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Abscess, bacteremia ... (Temp high in AM ... • Hepatic abscess ... Liver or lung abscess ... endocarditis Non-Infectious
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Infectious: • Pre-existing ... devices (CIED) Non-Infectious ... Blood cultures are ... • Infectious insult ... Complications: Abscess
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
Differentiating NBTE from Infective ... Endocarditis No ... features that are ... Endocarditis: ... common, Aortic root abscess
Abscess: Marked swelling and redness is apparent just above antecubital fossa. This is caused by an
Abscess: Marked ... the skin during injection ... Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD ... Antecubital #Fossa #Arm ... #UCSDH
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Parenchyma: • Infection ... Necrotizing PNA, Abscess ... regurgitation, Tricuspid endocarditis ... hemorrhage (DAH), AVM
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Endocarditis - Overview ... Infectious: • Pre-existing ... Blood cultures are ... • Infectious insult ... #Endocarditis
Night Sweats - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Night sweats are a nonspecific symptom that patients commonly experience and
Night sweats are ... Other neoplasm INFECTIONS ... coccidioidomycosis) • Lung abscess ... • Endocarditis ... • Other infections
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
blood vessels are ... Cryptococcal antigen are ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... in patients who are ... arthritis, and endocarditis