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Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Airways: 
 • Bronchitis
 • Bronchiectasis
 • Malignancy: Primary bronchogenic CA, Endobronchial
Cocaine Cardiac/Vascular ... Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome • Valvular
Endocarditis - Duke Criteria - Major and Minor

MAJOR CRITERIA: 
 - Persistently +ve blood culture for
abscess - New valvular ... Fever - 38 C - Vascular
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Pre-existing valvular ... Failure • Dyspnea Vascular ... insult due to vascular ... : • Rheumatic valvular ... Surgery: • Valvular
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
• Pre-existing valvular ... failure • Dyspnea Vascular ... : • Rheumatic valvular ... • Degenerative valvular ... Surgery: • Valvular
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Cardiac: • Valvular ... Heart failure Vascular
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
shock (eg, acute valvular ... index) -systemic vascular
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
cardiogenic shock - Vascular ... vegetation/abscess, new valvular ... predisposition/lVDU, Fever, Vascular
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
IE - New valvular ... Predisposition • Fever • Vascular
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
insufficiency, acute valvular ... • Pulmonary vascular
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
insufficiency, acute valvular ... ) • Puimonary vascular