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Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
- Differential Diagnosis ... Acute Infective Endocarditis ... , Rheumatic Fever ... Aneurysms and Dissection ... #Causes #cardiology
Natural history
Aneurysms may progress in size as a result of gradual wall weakening [6], with rupture
risk according to abdominal ... aortic aneurysm ... References: Radiology ... aortic aneurysms ... 37:1106-1117 #Management
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Rupture • Endocarditis ... • Prolapse • Endocarditis ... Systolic #Murmurs #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
The clip above is from a patient who presented with abdominal pain and syncope. His vitals
aortic aneurysm ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #POCUS #AbdominalUS ... #Aortic #Aneurysm ... #Aorta #Ruptured
AAA is defined as a localized balloon-like dilatation of the abdominal aorta greater than 3cm. Risk
have claimed that POCUS ... wall defines an aneurysm ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #POCUS #Abdominal ... #Aneurysm #Aorta
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... View (A5C) • SC Abdominal ... Aorta Long Axis ... • PSAX: Aortic ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
, Infective endocarditis ... , Infective endocarditis ... Left ventricular aneurysm ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #causes
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
Aortic Valve Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... presents with fever ... Endocarditis #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #cardiology
Salmonella Aspiration on Microscopy

66 y/o male with history of coronary artery disease presents with abdominal pain.
presents with abdominal ... pelvis shows an abdominal ... aortic aneurysm ... international radiology ... Diagnosis ?
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... night sweats, fever ... lesions • Mycotic aneurysm ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology