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Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... : • New cardiac ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Regurgitation • Colon ... block, annular or aortic
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
McConnell's Sign ... concerning for Pulmonary ... Embolism. ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Ovarian CA, involves aortic ... : • New cardiac ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... Regurgitation • Colon ... block, annular or aortic
In order to get good visualization of the RV, Intravenous Definity (brand name echo contrast material)
Here is the cardiac ... ultrasound. ... The orange colored ... Embolism; here ... #Clinical #POCUS
Tamponade Masked in Pulmonary Hypertension

Signs of Tamponade can be masked by pulmonary hypertension! 1.2L drained. Read
Hypertension Signs ... PMC5466174/ - VCU Ultrasound ... sided collapse) #Clinical ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #Cardiac #Tamponade
Marantic Endocarditis 

Epidemiology:
 - Incidence of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (marantic endocarditis if associated with cancer) is
patients with no signs ... /syrnptoms of embolic ... revealed 19% had cardiac ... Clinical Findings ... on mitral and aortic
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... exam Determine Cardiac ... Change in clinical ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... - Cataract Plan