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Endocarditis - Duke Criteria - Major and Minor

MAJOR CRITERIA: 
 - Persistently +ve blood culture for
Endocarditis - Duke ... and Minor MAJOR ... - New valvular regurgitation ... #Endocarditis ... #Major #Minor #Diagnosis
Combination of diagnostic criteria used to assess the severity of tricuspid regurgitation (TR). This figure lists
Combination of diagnostic ... severity of tricuspid regurgitation ... ASD indicates atrial ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Tricuspid #Regurgitation
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Rupture • Endocarditis ... Murmurs #Cardiology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Infective Endocarditis: Modified Duke Criteria
Clinical Criteria: 
1. Two major criteria 
2. One major and three minor
Infective Endocarditis ... Clinical Criteria ... One major and three ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases ... #Endocarditis #
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
for Infective Endocarditis ... demonstrating active endocarditis ... OR • 1 major and ... - New valvular regurgitation ... #diagnosis #major
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
Primary and Secondary ... fever, Infective endocarditis ... fever, Infective endocarditis ... #differential # ... diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
- Differential ... Diagnosis Acute ... Aortic Aneurysms and ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Causes
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
mitral regurgitation ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... -> TEE • Duke Criteria ... Marantic: Emboli > Regurgitation
Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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for Infective Endocarditis ... disease - Mitral regurgitation ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... RiskFactors #Cardiology #Diagnosis ... #Differential #
ASE Echocardiography Guidelines for Evaluation of Valvular Regurgitation
 • Aortic Valve
 • Mitral Valve
 • Tricuspid
ASE Echocardiography ... Evaluation of Valvular Regurgitation ... Valve #Valvular #Regurgitation ... Echocardiogram #POCUS #diagnosis ... #cardiology #criteria