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Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
 -
Relative Risk of ... - Prosthetic valves ... - Aortic valve ... Indwelling right heart ... #RiskFactors #Cardiology
Infective Endocarditis - Indications for Surgery - "Fun-HEARTS" Mnemonic

Fungal endocarditis
Heart failure (valve dysfunction)
Enterococcus (VRE) endocarditis
Abscess, annular
Surgery - "Fun-HEARTS ... Heart failure ... (valve dysfunction ... Abscess, annular or aortic ... cardiothoracic #cardiology
Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
Aortic and Mitral ... in Endocarditis ... stethoscope would hear ... #Vegetations #Endocarditis ... PLAX #clinical #cardiology
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
embolism +++, Heart ... Frequent false-negative ... for left-sided heart ... dysfunction common, Aortic ... #comparison #infective
Summary table of heart murmurs associated with mitral and aortic valve diseases as well as their
Summary table of heart ... with mitral and aortic ... valve diseases ... #diagnosis #heart ... #cardiology #comparison
Dancing Carotids - Corrigan's Pulse in severe Aortic Regurgitation on Physical Exam

Patient referred for palpitations and
Pulse in severe Aortic ... He needs a new valve ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #neck #cardiology
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
• SC Abdominal Aorta ... Valve (AV) Level ... Echocardiogram #Heart ... Orientations #Atlas #Map #Comparison ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Prosthetic valve ... CA • Involves aortic ... • Coagulase-negative ... block, annular or aortic ... #management #cardiology
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
MVP/MR, mitral valve ... regurgitation; AS, aortic ... depending on the relative ... Murmurs #Maneuvers #Heart ... #Cardiology #PhysicalExam
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Ovarian CA, involves aortic ... aureus, Coagulase-negative ... staphylococci Culture Negative ... block, annular or aortic ... #Diagnosis #cardiology