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Endocarditis - Duke Criteria - Major and Minor

MAJOR CRITERIA: 
 - Persistently +ve blood culture for
Endocarditis - Duke ... Coxiella burnetii infection ... hemorhages - Immunologic ... #Endocarditis ... #Duke #Criteria
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
for Infective Endocarditis ... involvement - Echocardiogram ... Vascular phenomena • Immunologic ... febrilepodcast] #Duke ... #criteria #Infective
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
and Management ... typically secondary to infection ... spots) Diagnosis: Duke ... Criteria (2 Major ... #criteria
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Autoimmune (SLE ... • Petechiae Immunologic ... Suspicion -> TEE • Duke ... Criteria • ↑ ESR ... #diagnosis #management
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Endocarditis - Overview ... • Autoimmune (SLE ... • Petechiae Immunologic ... Suspicion → TEE • Duke ... Criteria • ↑ ESR
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
erythematosus [SLE ... ], AOSD) • Infection ... Histopathologic criteria ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
and fatigue Criteria ... cases such as: • SLE ... Bacterial ○ Viral infection ... Polychondritis #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management