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Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
 •
Infective endocarditis ... prosthetic valve endocarditis ... #Endocarditis # ... #Differential #Microbiology ... #Diagnosis #Pathogens
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... HIV infection, infective ... endocarditis, tuberculosis ... endocarditis ... #differential #diagnosis
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... Acute bacterial endocarditis ... endocarditis, malaria ... endocarditis Non-Infectious ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
for metastatic infection ... • Persistent fever ... Josh Farkas @PulmCrit ... #criticalcare #diagnosis ... #management
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Trauma Non-infectious ... • Infectious ... endocarditis • ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Infective Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pearls:
 - Consider non-infectious endocarditis in pts with cancer/SLE and
Infective Endocarditis ... - Diagnosis and ... Management Summary ... endocarditis in ... Diagnosis #Management
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
Leaflet: Rheumatic fever ... , Infective endocarditis ... , Infective endocarditis ... endocarditis, Ring ... #differential #diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis of Fever and Splenomegaly
 - Typhoid
 - Infective endocarditis
 - Miliary tuberculosis
 - Hodgkin
Differential Diagnosis ... - Typhoid - Infective ... endocarditis ... Brucellosis #Fever ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Q Fever (Coxiella Burnetii) - Acute vs Chronic Diagnosis and Management

Acute:
 - Self-limited flu-like illness
 -
Q Fever (Coxiella ... Acute vs Chronic Diagnosis ... and Management ... #microbiology ... #diagnosis #management
Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
other as well as never ... febrilepodcast] #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... #Microbiology # ... Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis