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Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
for Infective Endocarditis ... demonstrating active endocarditis ... involvement - Echocardiogram ... Vascular phenomena • Immunologic ... #Infective #Endocarditis
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Decreased Production:
 - Drugs (chemo, yang, sulfa, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, quinine,
Thrombocytopenia - Differential ... infiltration: malignancy, infection ... - Autoimmune: SLE ... valve replacement, endocarditis ... Diagnosis #Framework #hematology
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Bacterial or viral infection ... Subacute bacterial endocarditis ... fever - Bacterial endocarditis ... #joint #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Hemoptysis - Differential ... Parenchyma: • Infection ... Kaposi's sarcoma • Rheumatologic ... Goodpasture's, SLE ... regurgitation, Tricuspid endocarditis
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Autoimmune (SLE ... • Petechiae Immunologic ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... -> TEE • Duke Criteria ... #diagnosis #management
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
and Management ... typically secondary to infection ... murmurs) - Immunologic ... Diagnosis: Duke Criteria ... Summary #duke #criteria
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... By: - Chronic Infection ... • Bacterial endocarditis ... arthritis • SLE ... Symmetrical: • RA • SLE
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
rheumatoid arthritis, SLE ... life-threatening Differential ... first step in immunologic ... precipitated by: Drugs, infection ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential ... • Autoimmune (SLE ... • Petechiae Immunologic ... → TEE • Duke Criteria ... #Differential #
Hypereosinophilia Syndrome (HES) - Diagnosis and Management
Definition: An absolute eosinophil count (AEC) greater than 1500 and
Diagnosis and Management ... hypersensitivity - Infection ... Malignancy - Immunologic ... #differential # ... management #eosinophils