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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 regurgitation ... #RiskFactors #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
, Infective endocarditis ... • Prosthetic valve ... Mitral annulus valve ... #differential # ... diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... - Differential ... Acute Prosthetic Valve ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs - Differential ... • Rupture • Endocarditis ... • Prolapse • Endocarditis ... Systolic #Murmurs #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Dancing Carotids - Corrigan's Pulse in severe Aortic Regurgitation on Physical Exam

Patient referred for palpitations and
Corrigan's Pulse in severe ... Aortic Regurgitation ... He needs a new valve ... AorticRegurgitation #PhysicalExam ... #video #neck #cardiology
Landolfi’s Sign on Physical Exam

A 73-year-old man presented with shortness of breath. On ocular exam, pupil
found to have severe ... In severe aortic ... valve regurgitation ... Landolfis #Sign #PhysicalExam ... AorticRegurgitation #Cardiology
Lancisi’s Sign in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation

A 60-year-old man presented with progressive dyspnea and weight gain. A
Lancisi’s Sign in Severe ... physical finding of severe ... incompetent tricuspid valve ... #PhysicalExam # ... #Jugular #JVP #Cardiology
Lancisi's sign in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation - Physical Exam
Note the large systolic jugular venous wave caused
Lancisi's sign in Severe ... Tricuspid Regurgitation ... IJ vein seen on POCUS ... #PhysicalExam # ... Cardiology #Neck
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... - aortic regurgitation ... sclerosis (both heart valve ... conditions) • Severe ... Diagnosis #causes #cardiology
Tricuspid regurgitation is present on this subxiphoid view of a patient diagnosed with endocarditis. If you
Tricuspid regurgitation ... #Tricuspid #Valve ... #regurgitation ... #cardiology #clinical ... echocardiogram #ultrasound #POCUS