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Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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for Infective Endocarditis ... - Prosthetic valves ... - Aortic valve ... disease - Mitral regurgitation ... #Infective #Endocarditis
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
fever, Infective endocarditis ... fever, Infective endocarditis ... • Prosthetic valve ... leak, Infective endocarditis ... Mitral annulus valve
Tricuspid regurgitation is present on this subxiphoid view of a patient diagnosed with endocarditis. If you
Tricuspid regurgitation ... diagnosed with endocarditis ... #Endocarditis #Vegetation ... #Tricuspid #Valve ... #regurgitation
Aortic Valve Chordae Tendinae causing Aortic Regurgitation
In cases of significant aortic regurgitation without endocarditis or significant
Aortic Valve Chordae ... causing Aortic Regurgitation ... significant aortic regurgitation ... without endocarditis ... about... aortic valve
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Severe Aortic Regurgitation ... Acute Infective Endocarditis ... Acute Prosthetic Valve ... Infection: Infective Endocarditis ... Degeneration, Prosthetic Valve
Landolfi sign (Aortic Regurgitation) in a 45 yo female pt admitted for native aortic valve endocarditis

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Landolfi sign (Aortic Regurgitation ... native aortic valve ... endocarditis ... #PhysicalExam #Endocarditis
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
Endocarditis - Diagnosis ... infection of heart valves ... affects Aortic valve ... prosthetic/cardiac valve ... , new valvular regurgitation
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... suspect right-sided endocarditis ... consultation • Valve ... regurgitation or ... growth or worsening valve
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Prosthetic valve ... aortic and mitral regurgitation ... Influenza Prosthetic Valve ... Marantic: Emboli > Regurgitation ... aureus prosthetic valve
Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis on POCUS

This is the bedside Echo of a critically ill young lady who
Tricuspid Valve ... Endocarditis on ... the tricuspid valve ... think: tricuspid regurgitation ... #Endocarditis #