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Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Endocarditis Summary ... insult due to vascular ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... #Endocarditis ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME ... • ACQUIRED VALVULAR ... • HYPOXIA PSYCHIATRIC ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
failure • Dyspnea Vascular ... Cholesterol emboli syndrome ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... insult due to vascular ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Costoclavicular Maneuver for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

To perform the Costoclavicular Maneuver, draw the patient's shoulders inferiorly and
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome ... the patient's shoulders ... thoracic outlet syndrome ... #Shoulder #PhysicalExam ... #orthopedics #vascular
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
multiple coronary vascular ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... cardiac surgery, endocarditis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Hg although PP should ... Pathologic Causes: • Valvular ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... • Infective Endocarditis ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Infective/marantic endocarditis ... prolapse (Marfan syndrome ... , Ehler-Danlos syndrome ... disease: Collagen vascular ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis ... these bacteria should ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... valve tissue - Valvular ... Negative #Infective #Endocarditis
Kussmaul's Sign on Neck Physical Examination

Elderly woman with a history of myocardial revascularization surgery is hospitalized
heart failure syndrome ... venous pressure should ... Kussmauls #Sign #PhysicalExam ... #Neck #Veins #Cardiology
Roos' Test for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Roos' Test - abduct the shoulders to 90 degrees, flex the
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome ... Test - abduct the shoulders ... thoracic outlet syndrome ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video #vascular