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Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Important to determine and treat the etiology behind because
Causes of Ischemic ... stenosis, Prosthetic valve ... • Endocarditis ... gabrieltalledop #Ischemic ... #Stroke #CVA #Differential
Stroke Etiologies
Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH)
Ischemic
 - Large Vessel Atherosclerosis
 - Cardioembolic: Atrial fib, prosthetic valves, LV aneurysm,
Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH) Ischemic ... fib, prosthetic valves ... , LV aneurysm, Endocarditis ... Carotid artery dissection ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Stroke #causes
Type A Dissection Flap on Transthoracic Echocardiogram

Case of the week: Outpt TTE, 3month f/u EF monitor
Echocardiogram Case ... valve. ... #Aortic #Dissection ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #Clinical #PLAX
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombosis - Atherosclerosis, Arterial Dissection, Fibromuscular Dysplasia
 - Large
Causes of Ischemic ... - Ascending Aorta ... • Bacterial endocarditis ... • Shock #Ischemic ... #Stroke #CVA #Neurology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Involves aortic ... Early embolic/ischemic ... Treat underlying cause ... block, annular or aortic ... #management #cardiology
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Infective/marantic endocarditis ... parachute mitral valve ... regurgitation - Ischemic ... produced by LV ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
• Myocardial ischemia ... Tachy-Brady syndrome • Aortic ... Valve Endocarditis ... • Post cardiac/Valve ... #cardiology #BRADI
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
, involves aortic ... Early embolic/ischemic ... Treat underlying cause ... block, annular or aortic ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
history of: a) Ischemic ... b) CHF c) CVA ... dysfunction or LV ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... ICU for acute ischemic ... are all of some value ... Echocardiogram #A4C #clinical ... #cardiology