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Endocarditis - Duke Criteria - Major and Minor

MAJOR CRITERIA: 
 - Persistently +ve blood culture for
and Minor MAJOR ... - New valvular regurgitation ... Coxiella burnetii infection ... MINOR CRITERIA ... drug use - Fever
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
for Infective Endocarditis ... 5 minor criteria ... - New valvular regurgitation ... Minor Criteria: ... #Infective #Endocarditis
Combination of diagnostic criteria used to assess the severity of tricuspid regurgitation (TR). This figure lists
severity of tricuspid regurgitation ... this algorithm, severe ... suggestive color Doppler ... ASD indicates atrial ... #Criteria #Severe
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... - Differential ... Endocarditis, Acute ... : Infective Endocarditis ... Aortic Aneurysms and
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
Primary and Secondary ... , Infective endocarditis ... , Infective endocarditis ... endocarditis, Ring ... #differential #
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Embolism - Etiology and ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... cardiac surgery, endocarditis ... Criteria) OR (2 ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
and Management ... typically secondary to infection ... Diagnosis: Duke Criteria ... , new valvular regurgitation ... /lVDU, Fever, Vascular
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
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... conditions) • Severe ... Heart Failure • Infective ... Endocarditis ... Pulse #Pressure #Differential
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Bacterial or viral infection ... Subacute bacterial endocarditis ... • Bloody or severe ... • Aortic regurgitation ... #joint #pain #differential