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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Venous System/Right Heart ... - Most Common Cause ... Minor: • < 25% stenosis ... surgery, endocarditis ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... Septic Emboli Cause ... -> TEE • Duke Criteria ... block, annular or aortic ... #Endocarditis #diagnosis
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
disorders: - Aortic ... regurgitation - Aortic ... valve conditions ... • Infective Endocarditis ... • Tricuspid Stenosis
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Tachy-Brady syndrome • Aortic ... Valve Endocarditis ... /Valve surgery ... • Heart block
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
Endocarditis - Diagnosis ... to infection of heart ... commonly affects Aortic ... lines, prosthetic/cardiac ... : Duke Criteria
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Goodpasture's, SLE Cardiac ... Valvular (Mitral stenosis ... ), Heart failure ... AVM, Thoracic aortic ... #pulmonary #causes
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
• Prosthetic valve ... Ovarian CA, involves aortic ... Septic emboli cause ... → TEE • Duke Criteria ... block, annular or aortic
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
failure • Mitral valve ... disease (e.g., aortic ... insufficiency, stenosis ... regurgitation • Severe aortic ... Mechanical prosthetic valve
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... - Cataract Plan ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... stratification #diagnosis