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Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated aortic
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... Echocardiogram Surgery ... considered in pts ... #Vegetations #endocarditis ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated
Mitral Valve Vegetations ... Echocardiogram (PLAX) Surgery ... considered in pts ... #Vegetations #endocarditis ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Prosthetic valve ... Glomerulonephritis Septic ... Antibiotics • Surgery ... Viridans Surgery ... #management #cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
- Most Common Cause ... based on TTE, TEE, CT ... h/o of cardiac surgery ... , endocarditis or ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
syndrome • Aortic Valve ... Endocarditis + ... • Post cardiac/Valve ... surgery • Heart ... #cardiology #BRADI
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
tumor embolism Septic ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... antibiotics • Surgery ... Viridans Surgery ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Physiologic Causes ... sclerosis (both heart valve ... Vasoplegia • Sepsis ... • Infective Endocarditis ... #cardiology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
urine, sweat) - its ... shock/hypoxemia/Sepsis ... regional ischemia, surgery ... before beginning treatment ... syndrome - Sepsis
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
circulation and its ... Consider Sepsis, ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
circulation and its ... on the heart (Sepsis ... Consider Sepsis, ... treat the primary cause ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm