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Endocarditis - Duke Criteria - Major and Minor

MAJOR CRITERIA: 
 - Persistently +ve blood culture for
Endocarditis - Duke ... hemorhages - Immunologic ... criteria #Endocarditis ... #Duke #Criteria
Osler's Nodes in a patient with infective endocarditis

67yo presents with R occipital intraparenchymal hemorrhage (IPH) attributed
with infective endocarditis ... embolic phenomena due ... to endocarditis ... lesions (nontender, immunologic ... Node #infective #endocarditis
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
for Infective Endocarditis ... demonstrating active endocarditis ... Vascular phenomena • Immunologic ... febrilepodcast] #Duke ... criteria #Infective #Endocarditis
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Endocarditis Summary ... • Petechiae Immunologic ... ischemic insult due ... Suspicion -> TEE • Duke ... #Endocarditis
Major Brain Complications of Endocarditis
Abscess:
 • May be macro or micro and occur at site of
Complications of Endocarditis ... of the meninges due ... bacterial invasion or due ... caseyalbin #endocarditis ... #neurological #neurology
Gitelman Syndrome Pathophysiology
Gitelman Syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive salt-losing tubulopathy with a prevalence of 1-
Gitelman Syndrome Pathophysiology ... It occurs due to ... Gitelman #Syndrome #Pathophysiology ... #nephrology #diagnosis
X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
The epidemiology of this disease is 1/340,000 births and roughly double
months after birth, due ... Agammaglobulinemia #XLinked #pathophysiology ... #immunology
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
Endocarditis - Diagnosis ... murmurs) - Immunologic ... spots) Diagnosis: Duke ... Vascular phenomena, Immunologic ... Diagnosis #Summary #duke
Alexia Without Agraphia
Alexia without agraphia is a disconnection syndrome where patients cannot read but can write.
Due to this infarction ... angular gyrus due ... Pathophysiology: ... Agraphia #clinical #neurology ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
than 10 degrees due ... Pathophysiology: ... PhysicalExam #clinical #neurology