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Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Cause Injury By ... that may lead to infarction ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... via ASD • Metastatic ... Treat underlying cause
Etiology of Splenic Infarction:
 • Hypercoagulability: Factor V Leiden, Antiphospholipid syndrome, Malignancy
 • Embolic disease: Atrial
Etiology of Splenic Infarction ... Malignancy • Embolic ... , Marantic endocarditis ... #spleen #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery Embolism ... - Most Common Cause ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... cardiac surgery, endocarditis ... #diagnosis #differential
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Wave Inversions - Differential ... Myocardial ischemia/infarction ... TWaveInversions #TWI #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... Cardiology #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential ... via ASD • Metastatic ... that may lead to infarction ... Treat underlying cause ... #Differential #
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Rash - Differential ... - Trauma - Infection ... Schonlein Purpura - Endocarditis ... - Cholesterol embolism
Causes of Renal Infarction - Differential Diagnosis
Thrombosis: Spontaneous
 • Atherosclerotic disease of aorta and renal artery
Causes of Renal ... Infarction - Differential ... disease, Infective endocarditis ... , Marantic endocarditis ... #Causes #Differential
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombosis - Atherosclerosis, Arterial Dissection, Fibromuscular Dysplasia
 - Large
Causes of Ischemic ... Stroke - Differential ... Vessel - Lacunar Embolus ... • Bacterial endocarditis ... • Pulmonary embolus
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... Elevation - Differential ... complex Pulmonary Embolism ... acute myocardial infarction ... cardiology #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
Differential Diagnosis ... failure, Pulmonary embolism ... sedatives), Stroke, Infection ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes