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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 ... Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis ... #BCNIE #CNIE #Endocarditis
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
culture negative infective ... endocarditis Bartonella ... #differential #diagnosis ... culture #negative #Endocarditis ... #InfectiousDiseases
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Endocarditis (BCNIE ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... #Endocarditis # ... diagnosis #differential ... #workup #infectiousdiseases
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Benign ... Degenerative (Tricuspid ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
Infective Endocarditis: Modified Duke Criteria
Clinical Criteria: 
1. Two major criteria 
2. One major and three minor
Infective Endocarditis ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases ... #Endocarditis #
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
- Differential Diagnosis ... Rupture, Acute Infective ... Endocarditis, Acute ... : Infective Endocarditis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
HACEK is the acronym commonly used to describe and help doctors to remember a group of
can also cause infective ... endocarditis. ... less than 3% of endocarditis ... More commonly endocarditis ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
Responsible for Infective ... Endocarditis ... #Endocarditis # ... Bacteria #Pathogens #Diagnosis ... #Differential #InfectiousDiseases
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Endocarditis Algorithm ... - Infective vs ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #Endocarditis ... #Algorithm #Infective ... #Differential #Diagnosis
ID Approach to Fever and Rash - Diagnostic Algorithm
Central Maculopapular (most common):
Measles, Parvovirus 819 / EBV,
Fever and Rash - Diagnostic ... Algorithm Central ... , Mycoplasma), Infective ... endocarditis, Drug ... #InfectiousDiseases