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Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Rheumatic Heart Disease ... Fever • Marfan's Disease ... #Systolic #Murmurs
DENOVA score to predict endocarditis in patients with Enterococcus faecalis bacteremia
 • Duration of symptoms ≥
score to predict endocarditis ... unknown • Valve disease ... Auscultation of murmur ... DENOVA #score #endocarditis ... bacteremia #diagnosis #criteria
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Congenital heart disease ... • New cardiac murmur ... -> TEE • Duke Criteria ... Substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... #diagnosis #management
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
and Management ... Aortic valve (tricuspid ... /cardiac valve disease ... splinter hemorrhages, murmurs ... Diagnosis: Duke Criteria
Figure. An approach to the diagnostic use of echocardiography (echo). Rx indicates prescription; TEE, transesophageal
echocardiography; and
previously known heart murmur ... congenital heart diseases ... , previous endocarditis ... , new murmur, heart ... Echocardiogram #TTE #TEE #Algorithm
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
Algorithm Source ... who meet SIRS criteria ... tract infection, endocarditis ... #Management #BloodCultures ... #Indications #Criteria
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Whipple Disease ... Diagnosis and Management ... Diagnostic Criteria ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #criteria
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
(chronic lung disease ... , left heart disease ... PPHTN • Peak tricuspid ... diagnosis Diagnostic criteria ... Hypertension #diagnosis #management
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Kawasaki and Incomplete Kawasaki Disease:
Diagnosis
* Fever >5d
* Criteria (4/5)
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Algorithm for the ... Incomplete Kawasaki Disease ... * Fever >5d * Criteria ... Pediatrics #Kawasaki #Disease ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Endocarditis - Overview ... • New cardiac murmur ... → TEE • Duke Criteria ... substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... #Endocarditis