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Endocarditis - Duke Criteria - Major and Minor

MAJOR CRITERIA: 
 - Persistently +ve blood culture for
Endocarditis - Duke ... Criteria - Major ... Coxiella burnetii infection ... rheumatoid factor - Positive ... #Duke #Criteria
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
for Infective Endocarditis ... Major Criteria: ... evidence of active infection ... febrilepodcast] #Duke ... #Endocarditis #
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Infectious: • Pre-existing ... are positive in ... (+): Acute: ... Suspicion -> TEE • Duke ... Criteria • ↑ ESR
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Infectious: • Pre-existing ... are positive in ... Positive: • Acute ... Suspicion → TEE • Duke ... Criteria • ↑ ESR
Diagnostic Criteria for Sweet Syndrome (Acute Febrile Neutrophilic Dermatosis)
Major criteria 
 1. Abrupt onset of tender
Sweet Syndrome (Acute ... Neutrophilic Dermatosis) Major ... inflammatory disease, or pregnancy ... gastrointestinal tract infection ... rate >20 mm/h; positive
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
presents with acute ... • Major blood ... Mucormycosis has five major ... arthritis, and endocarditis ... have positive blood