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Causes of Arterial and Venous Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STRUCTURAL:
 - PFO: paradoxical emboli
 - Popliteal
- Differential Diagnosis ... Causes arterial clot ... NBTE (marantic endocarditis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #clots #hematology
Non-Infective Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis)
Non-infective endocarditis is also known as: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), Aseptic
vegetation on echo ... signs/symptoms or echo ... specific to NBTE, and diagnosis ... is required for diagnosis ... NBTE #Marantic #diagnosis
Algorithm for Echo determination of LV filling pressures 

#LVFilling #pressures #Algorithm #Echo #POCUS #diagnosis #cardiology
Algorithm for Echo ... pressures #Algorithm #Echo ... #POCUS #diagnosis
Endocarditis - Duke Criteria - Major and Minor

MAJOR CRITERIA: 
 - Persistently +ve blood culture for
Endocarditis - Duke ... organisms - ECHO ... criteria #Endocarditis ... #Major #Minor #Diagnosis
Cool echo - RV strain, McConnell sign, and CLOT IN TRANSIT!! BP is normal and pt
Cool echo - RV strain ... McConnell sign, and CLOT ... #Clinical #POCUS ... Embolism #Thrombus #Clots
Chest pain, good story, but nonspecific ECG? Do a bedside echo: regional WMAs support your case
Do a bedside echo ... UltrasoundJelly #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Pericardial Clot on Echocardiogram

ST elevation of acute pericarditis was misdiagnosed as STEMI and thrombolysed with SK
Pericardial Clot ... thrombolysed with SK ... effusion with large clot ... Pericardial #effusion #clot ... Echocardiogram #POCUS
How to Use Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Identify Shoulder Dislocation #Clinical #Diagnosis #POCUS #MSK #POCUS #Shoulder #Dislocation
Dislocation #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #MSK #POCUS
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... suspect right-sided endocarditis ... Consider repeat echo ... Critical Care #Endocarditis ... #criticalcare #diagnosis
LAD STEMI on with Anterior Hypokinesis POCUS Echocardiogram

What's the diagnosis?? 63 year old with BP of
Anterior Hypokinesis POCUS ... What's the diagnosis ... Answer to echo: ... #Hypokinesis #POCUS