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Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs - Differential ... Marfan's Disease Mitral ... Fever • Trauma Mitral ... Systolic #Murmurs #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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- Aortic valve ... disease - Mitral ... regurgitation ... #RiskFactors #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... Pt had mitral valve ... #MitralValve #Endocarditis ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #plax
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
fever, Infective endocarditis ... • Prosthetic valve ... annulus valve: ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #causes
Tricuspid regurgitation is present on this subxiphoid view of a patient diagnosed with endocarditis. If you
Tricuspid regurgitation ... #Tricuspid #Valve ... #regurgitation ... #cardiology #clinical ... ultrasound #POCUS #S4C
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
- Differential ... Acute Infective Endocarditis ... Acute Prosthetic Valve ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Double Orifice Mitral Valve in a young M w/ chest pain. Rare congenital anomaly of subvalvular
in regurgitation ... Ao coarctation, bicuspid ... sinus venosus ASD ... MitralValve #clinical #cardiology ... echocardiogram #pocus #PSAX
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

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

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Involves aortic and mitral ... regurgitation ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... #management #cardiology
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Infective/marantic endocarditis ... valve - Secondary ... #Mitral #Regurgitation ... Primary #Functional #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology