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Clinical Features of Infective Endocarditis

General 
 - Malaise 
 - Clubbing 

Cardiac 
 - Murmurs
Clinical Features ... of Infective Endocarditis ... Eyes - Roth spots ... #Symptoms #Signs ... #PhysicalExam #Diagnosis
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
Aortitis - Diagnosis ... and Workup Clinical ... hypertension) - Symptoms ... , Takayasu arteritis ... #Workup #Differential
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
to Headaches - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... ) • Temporal arteritis ... #neurology #PHANTOMS
Non-Infective Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis)
Non-infective endocarditis is also known as: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), Aseptic
embolize • Cannot differentiate ... absent How can we differentiate ... pathognomonic signs ... /symptoms or echo ... high index of clinical
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
of giant cell arteritis ... thrombosis of short ... Clinical manifestations ... Doppler US : halo sign ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI Workup ... Diagnosis Baseline ... investigations depending on clinical ... context and signs ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Psoriatic Arthritis: Pathogenesis and Clinical findings

In tendons and connective tissues:
 • Enthesitis  - Pain/tenderness over
Psoriatic Arthritis ... Pathogenesis and Clinical ... , ridging, oil spots ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... /symptoms or echo ... specific to NBTE, and diagnosis ... high index of clinical ... is required for diagnosis
Lyme Disease: Early and Late Clinical manifestations
Stage 1. Localized
 • EM appears 7-14 days at the
Early and Late Clinical ... • Heralded by neurologic ... years after • Arthritis ... Lyme #Disease #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
regardless of symptoms ... or signs. ... 50 or less: • Neurologic ... #differential # ... signs #symptoms