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Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
fistula causing heart ... failure • Myocardial ... telemetry for heart ... block (+/- daily EKG ... #criticalcare #diagnosis
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
events in-hospital. heart ... failure, and death ... : Differential diagnosis ... aVR • Classic EKG ... #ekg #differential
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Failure • Dyspnea ... Differential Diagnosis ... Endocarditis Diagnosis ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... failure • Left
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
of structural heart ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... Differential Diagnosis ... failure • Exacerbation ... Complexes #PVCs #PVC #diagnosis
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential Diagnosis ... failure • Dyspnea ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... failure • Left ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
has pre-existing heart ... failure, esp in ... review can help you figure ... will also get an EKG ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Amyloidosis Diagnosis ... LVH, low-voltage EKG ... Hepatosplenomegaly & hepatic failure ... Cardiac Testing: • EKG ... • MRI of the heart
ECG Basics - Heart Blocks #Diagnosis #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Basics #HeartBlock #Table #AVBlock #Mobitz #Degree #Wenckebach
ECG Basics - Heart ... Blocks #Diagnosis ... Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG
ECG Basics - Heart Blocks #Diagnosis #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Basics #HeartBlock #Table #AVBlock #Mobitz #Degree #Wenckebach
ECG Basics - Heart ... Blocks #Diagnosis ... Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG
First, Second (Type 1 and Type 2), and Third Degree Heart Blocks - Comparison

#HeartBlocks #Comparison #First
and Third Degree Heart ... Third #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Table