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Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
specific to NBTE, and diagnosis ... is required for diagnosis ... valves • MRI brain ... often seen • MRI brain ... NBTE #Marantic #diagnosis
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery Embolism ... Etiology: • Direct: Clot ... Evidence of an embolic ... cardiac surgery, endocarditis ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Arterial and Venous Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STRUCTURAL:
 - PFO: paradoxical emboli
 - Popliteal
- Differential Diagnosis ... PFO: paradoxical emboli ... Causes arterial clot ... NBTE (marantic endocarditis ... #clots #hematology
Pulmonary Embolism Severeity Index Scoring Criteria #EBM #Diagnosis #Management #PESI #RiskSscore #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism
Pulmonary Embolism ... Criteria #EBM #Diagnosis ... RiskSscore #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism
#Diagnosis #EM #IM #PERC #Low #Risk #Pulmonary #Embolism #PulmonaryEmbolism #Algorithm #RebelEM
#Diagnosis #EM # ... Risk #Pulmonary #Embolism ... #PulmonaryEmbolism
Major Brain Complications of Endocarditis
Abscess:
 • May be macro or micro and occur at site of
Major Brain Complications ... of Endocarditis ... site of prior embolism ... caseyalbin #endocarditis ... complications #brain
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Endocarditis Summary ... Differential Diagnosis ... Endocarditis ... Diagnosis? ... #diagnosis #management
Pulmonary Artery Clot seen on PSAX in Acute Saddle Pulmonary Embolism

Suspicious for PE? You can use
Pulmonary Artery Clot ... Saddle Pulmonary Embolism ... Large clot in right ... #Pulmonary #Clot ... AcutePE #Saddle #PulmonaryEmbolism
Endocarditis - Duke Criteria - Major and Minor

MAJOR CRITERIA: 
 - Persistently +ve blood culture for
Endocarditis - Duke ... - Vascular: emboli ... to organs / brain ... criteria #Endocarditis ... #Major #Minor #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... Differential/diagnosis ... POCUS Pulmonary embolism ... and additional clot ... #Pulmonary #Embolism