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Non-infective endocarditis Characteristics and Pathophysiology

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase

#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential
Non-infective endocarditis ... Characteristics and Pathophysiology ... Diseases #Infections ... Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis ... Endocarditis #Cardiac #Pathophysiology
Lemierre’s Syndrome - Pathophysiology

Lemierre’s is an infectious thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein.

 - It starts
Lemierre’s Syndrome - Pathophysiology ... Lemierre’s is an infectious ... oropharyngeal infection ... Lemierres #Syndrome #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
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Infective endocarditis ... and sources of infection ... • Soft tissue infections ... malignancy #Infective ... #Microbiology #Diagnosis
Non-Infective Endocarditis - Pathophysiology
Non-infective Endocarditis Pathophysiology:
 • Valves usually undamaged - Etiology poorly understood but thought
Non-Infective Endocarditis ... - Pathophysiology ... Non-infective Endocarditis ... Pathophysiology ... failure is rare Infective
Pathogenesis of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)

#Urinary #Tract #Infection #UTI #Pathophysiology #Pyelonephritis
Urinary Tract Infection ... Urinary #Tract #Infection ... #UTI #Pathophysiology
Causes of Leukocytosis and Leukopenia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Eosinophilia (AEC > 500, hypereosinophilia > 1500):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Connective Tissue, Infections ... Lymphocytosis: Infection ... Lymphocytopenia: Infections ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Lower Urinary Tract Infections: Complications
 - Infection damages the urinary tract epithelium causing fibroblast proliferation and
Urinary Tract Infections ... Complications - Infection ... Tract Scarring - Infection ... the bladder -> Infection ... UrinaryTractInfection #LUTI #Pathophysiology
Cervical Lymphadenopathy - Lymph Node Drainage
Preauricular nodes - Drain scalp, skin
 • Differential diagnosis: Scalp infections,
: Scalp infections ... mycobacterial infection ... mycobacterial/fungal infections ... upper respiratory infection ... mycobacterial infection
Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology ... and Differential Diagnosis ... • Toxic • Infectious ... HeartFailure #Causes #Pathophysiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
V2 Distribution Zoster: Patient with herpes zoster infection of the maxillary branch of the fifth cranial
herpes zoster infection ... likely than V1 infections ... Photo credit, Simerjot ... Images #Clinical #Photo