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Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
mitral regurgitation ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... via ASD • Metastatic ... embolism Endocarditis ... -> TEE • Duke Criteria
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
- Etiology and ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... cardiac surgery, endocarditis ... #diagnosis #differential ... #scoring #criteria
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 ... leak, Infective endocarditis ... #differential #diagnosis
Endocarditis - Duke Criteria - Major and Minor

MAJOR CRITERIA: 
 - Persistently +ve blood culture for
Endocarditis - Duke ... and Minor MAJOR ... - New valvular regurgitation ... - Vascular: emboli ... #Major #Minor #Diagnosis
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential ... mitral regurgitation ... via ASD • Metastatic ... → TEE • Duke Criteria ... > Regurgitation
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... • Infective Endocarditis ... • Mitral Regurgitation ... • Mitral Stenosis
Causes of Arterial and Venous Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STRUCTURAL:
 - PFO: paradoxical emboli
 - Popliteal
Diagnosis Framework ... PFO: paradoxical emboli ... NBTE (marantic endocarditis ... #Diagnosis #clots ... #hematology
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Arterial Thrombosis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... dissection - Aortic mural ... #differential # ... diagnosis #vascular
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Regurgitation ( ... Infective/marantic endocarditis ... #Mitral #Regurgitation ... Primary #Functional #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Subacute bacterial endocarditis ... Cardiovascular system • Mitral ... regurgitation and ... #joint #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology