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Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... therapy • >10-mm ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization Waveforms and Pressures
Right Atrial Pressure:
 • Mean: 1-5 mm Hg
Right Ventricular Pressure:
 •
• Mean: 1-5 mm ... Systolic: 15-30 mm ... Diastolic: 1-7 mm ... Systolic: 15-30 mm ... wedge #diagnosis #cardiology
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (LVH) Criteria
• Sokolow + Lyon 
 - S V1 + R V5 or
V5 or V6 > 35 mm ... V3 + R avl > 28 mm ... V3 + R avl > 20 mm ... - S V1-3 > 25 mm ... Hypertrophy #ECG #EKG #Cardiology
What are the original Sgarbossa Criteria?
- Concordant ST-segment elevation ≥ 1 mm in any lead =
elevation ≥ 1 mm ... depression ≥ 1 mm ... elevation ≥ 5 mm ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
LVOT measurement
1. PLX view zoom mode
2. Measure within 5 mm to 10 mm from aortic annulus
Measure within 5 mm ... to 10 mm from aortic ... outflowtract #diagnosis #cardiology
ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)

Criteria:
• New ST-segment elevation at the J point in 2 contiguous leads
cutoff point as > 1 mm ... point is: > 2 mm ... old & > 2.5 mm ... , or > 1.5 mm ... STEMI #diagnosis #cardiology
Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Bradycardia #Diagnosis #Management #EM #Cardiology #Bradycardia #Algorithm #Differential #AVBlock
Evaluation and Management ... Bradycardia #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #Cardiology ... Bradycardia #Algorithm #Differential
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
Multiple masses The differential ... is difficult to differentiate ... #Management #Radiology ... Multiple #Massess #Differential
Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
should be 1-2 mm ... should be 1-2 mm ... dislocation • ED Management ... Scaphoid #Carpal #Radiology ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management
3T Cardiac MRI of Barlow's mitral valve disease demonstrating classic prolapse (thickened leaflets >5 mm), mitral
thickened leaflets >5 mm ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Cardiology #CardiacMRI