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Reference Laboratory Values - Fishbone Shorthand
Complete Blood Count (CBC), Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP), Liver Function Tests
Reference Laboratory Values ... - Fishbone Shorthand ... #Laboratory #Values ... Reference #Normal #Fishbone
Non-Infective Endocarditis - Pathophysiology
Non-infective Endocarditis Pathophysiology:
 • Valves usually undamaged - Etiology poorly understood but thought
Non-Infective Endocarditis ... Non-infective Endocarditis ... Pathophysiology: • Valves ... Underlying damage to valve ... of bacteria → Valve
Epidemiological Clues That May be Helpful in Defining the Etiological Diagnosis of Culture-Negative Endocarditis

#Endocarditis #Bacteria #Differential
Epidemiological Clues ... Culture-Negative Endocarditis ... #Endocarditis ... Microorganisms #Clues
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
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Infective endocarditis ... and prosthetic valve ... endocarditis • ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... #Sources #Causes
Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
Aortic and Mitral Valve ... Vegetations in Endocarditis ... aortic & mitral valves ... Aortic #Mitral #Valve ... #Vegetations #Endocarditis
HACEK is the acronym commonly used to describe and help doctors to remember a group of
which can also cause ... infective endocarditis ... is caused by HACEK ... More commonly endocarditis ... is caused by Alpha-haemolytic
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Endocarditis Algorithm ... vs Noninfective Causes ... infection Native Valve ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #Endocarditis ... #Noninfective #Causes
Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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for Infective Endocarditis ... - Prosthetic valves ... - Aortic valve ... Previous infective endocarditis ... #Infective #Endocarditis
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
from Infective Endocarditis ... Non-Bacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis ... Features of Infective Endocarditis ... in up to 30% of cases ... #NonInfective #Endocarditis
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... fever, Infective endocarditis ... • Prosthetic valve ... Mitral annulus valve ... diagnosis #cardiology #causes