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Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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- Prosthetic valves ... - Aortic valve ... disease - Mitral ... Coarctation of the ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
Valve Vegetations ... in Endocarditis ... valves and pulmonary ... #Valve #Vegetations ... PLAX #clinical #cardiology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
endocarditis, Myxomatous ... • Prosthetic valve ... annulus valve: ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #causes
Mitral Valve Infective Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

IE & HIV & CD4<100 - Oh My!! Time for
Mitral Valve Infective ... Endocarditis on ... #MitralValve #Infective ... #Endocarditis # ... clinical #a4c #cardiology
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... Pt had mitral valve ... a replacement valve ... #MitralValve #Endocarditis ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Mitral Valve Vegetation on Echocardiogram

Since people liked yesterday's MV vegetation, & IE was a hot topic
Mitral Valve Vegetation ... today, raiding the ... #Vegetation #Endocarditis ... #Infective #Clinical ... Echocardiogram #Valve
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
for metastatic infection ... consultation • Valve ... block (+/- daily EKG ... growth or worsening valve ... #criticalcare #diagnosis
Non-Infective Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis)
Non-infective endocarditis is also known as: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), Aseptic
Non-Infective Endocarditis ... and platelets on the ... surface of valve ... left-sided heart valves ... is required for diagnosis
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Imaging Plane, e.g ... ., Mitral valve ... (MV), Aortic valve ... Nomenclature #POCUS #cardiology ... #views #TTE #orientations
ASE Recommendations for Evaluation of Prosthetic Valves with Echocardiography and Doppler Ultrasound
Normal Flow Patterns and Essential
of Prosthetic Valves ... Parameters in the ... • Prosthetic Mitral ... echocardiogram #cardiology ... #diagnosis