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Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
Aortic and Mitral ... Valve Vegetations ... on the aortic & mitral ... valves and pulmonary ... #Valve #Vegetations
Atrial Fibrillation and WPW - Pre-Excitation AFib
In pre-excitation + a-fib with RVR:
 • All AV nodal
Pre-Excitation AFib ... pre-excitation + a-fib ... Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... - Strong Medicine ... #Fibrillation #AFib
Mitral Valve Vegetation Echocardiogram
Juicy vegetation on a mitral valve.

31% S. Aureus (IVDUs, IV lines)
17% Strep viridans
11%
Mitral Valve Vegetation ... Echocardiogram Juicy vegetation ... on a mitral valve ... @MedCrisis #Mitral ... Echocardiogram #Valve
Stroke Etiologies
Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH)
Ischemic
 - Large Vessel Atherosclerosis
 - Cardioembolic: Atrial fib, prosthetic valves, LV aneurysm,
Stroke Etiologies ... Cardioembolic: Atrial fib ... , prosthetic valves ... embolism, Occult a-fib ... - Strong Medicine
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated aortic
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... isolated aortic or mitral ... vegetations to ... #endocarditis #Mitral ... #Valve #psax #Echocardiogram
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... isolated aortic or mitral ... vegetations to ... #endocarditis #Mitral ... #Valve #plax #Echocardiogram
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Afterload: • Mitral ... Hypotension • Mitral ... Tachyarrhythmia: • VT/VFib ... • AFib/AFlutter
Valvular vs Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation - Classification
Valvular:
 • Presence of moderate-to-severe mitral stenosis or artificial (mechanical)
moderate-to-severe mitral ... mechanical) heart valve ... moderate-to-severe mitral ... mechanical heart valve ... #Fibrillation #AFib
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Important to determine and treat the etiology behind because
Causes of Ischemic Stroke ... • Arrhythmias: Afib ... * • Valvular: Mitral ... stenosis, Prosthetic valve ... gabrieltalledop #Ischemic #Stroke
Stroke and bleeding risk stratification with the CHADS2-VASc and HAS-BLED schemas

#Diagnosis #Hematology #CHADS2 #CHADS2VASc #HASBLED #Comparison
Stroke and bleeding ... #Score #Risk #Stroke ... Anticoagulation #AFib