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Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
culture negative ... infective endocarditis ... #culture #negative ... #Endocarditis # ... #CNIE #BCNIE #cardiology
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions ... • Malignancy (e.g ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... may have false negative ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Ruptured Chordae Tendineae on POCUS Echocardiogram
 
Many underlying causes, not limited to: MVP, subacute endocarditis, connective
Tendineae on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Many underlying causes ... MVP, subacute endocarditis ... Tendineae #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... Ultrasound #Clinical #Cardiology
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
with Infective Endocarditis ... (IE) Has Negative ... therapy - Number one cause ... Eg: C. burnetii ... #Infective #Endocarditis
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Coagulase-negative ... Septic Emboli Cause ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... Treat underlying cause ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram ... could pinpoint the cause ... has pericardial effusion ... with similar peri effusion ... #clinical #cardiology
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... - Most common cause ... Commissural fusion ... disease Infective endocarditis ... #differential #cardiology
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
for pericardial effusion ... • Evaluate for causes ... Echocardiography #diagnosis #cardiology ... #echocardiogram
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram ... could pinpoint the cause ... has pericardial effusion ... similar sized effusion ... #clinical #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
All
entirely positive or negative ... positive in aVR and negative ... - Fusion beats ... VentricularTachycardia #Versus #ecg ... #ekg #cardiology