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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery Embolism ... Concomitant coronary emboli ... Evidence of an embolic ... • Presence of embolic ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
Fever -, Systemic embolism ... Blood cultures/serology ... may have already embolised ... brain for cerebral emboli ... Blood cultures/serology
S1Q3T3 on ECG - Pulmonary Embolism Until Proven Otherwise

- Sam Ghali, M.D.
@EM_RESUS

#S1Q3T3 #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram #Cardiology
ECG - Pulmonary Embolism ... Electrocardiogram #Cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... POCUS Pulmonary embolism ... #Pulmonary #Embolism ... A4c #clinical #cardiology
PFO with thrombus on Echocardiogram (PSAX)

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#patent #foramenovale #PFO #thrombus #embolism #psax #Echocardiogram
PFO #thrombus #embolism ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Vascular: • Systemic emboli ... Injury By: • Early embolic ... • Paradoxical emboli ... disease and tumor embolism ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
#EKG taken on a patient with an acute pulmonary embolism with right heart strain showing tachycardia,
acute pulmonary embolism ... #criticalcare #cardiology
Major Brain Complications of Endocarditis
Abscess:
 • May be macro or micro and occur at site of
site of prior embolism ... caused by septic emboli ... hemmorrhage • Septic emboli ... #neurological #neurology
Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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- Pulmonary embolism ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
Differential Diagnosis for ST Segment Elevations
 - ACUTE STEMI 
 - PULMONARY EMBOLISM 
 - LBBB
- PULMONARY EMBOLISM ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology