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Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Involves aortic and mitral ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... -> TEE • Duke Criteria ... #Endocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
, PFO, ASD, h/o ... , endocarditis or ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... #differential # ... #cardiology
The location of the cardiac valves is best determined on the lateral radiograph.
A line is drawn
location of the cardiac ... this line and the tricuspid ... and mitral valves ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
Endocarditis - Diagnosis ... (tricuspid in IVDU ... lines, prosthetic/cardiac ... : Duke Criteria ... #duke #criteria
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
involves aortic and mitral ... → TEE • Duke Criteria ... substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... #Endocarditis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
sclerosis (both heart valve ... • Infective Endocarditis ... • Mitral Stenosis ... Regurgitation) • Tricuspid ... #causes #cardiology