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Infective Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pearls:
 - Consider non-infectious endocarditis in pts with cancer/SLE and
- Diagnosis and ... Management Summary ... - Consider non-infectious ... of IE like Roth spots ... #Diagnosis #Management
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
and Management ... A.fumigatus species complex ... Endophthalmitis, Endocarditis ... #Management #treatment ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... factors: - Serology ... #diagnosis #differential ... #workup #infectiousdiseases
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming ... Diagnosis: ... ) • CSF (CNS Infection ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... #management #infectiousdiseases
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming ... Diagnosis: ... ) • CSF (CNS Infection ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... #management #infectiousdiseases
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 ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... Diagnosis? ... #diagnosis #management
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... therapy Herpes Simplex ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases ... #Neurology
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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and Management ... Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection ... : Serology (preferred ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
function over a short ... space) Immune-Complex ... cryoglobulinemia, post-infectious ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Nephrology
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Trauma - Infection ... Schonlein Purpura - Endocarditis ... Work Up: • Complete ... blood test • Serology