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Papillary Muscle Rupture on POCUS

See the "cracking whip"?  This is what papillary muscle rupture looks
Papillary Muscle Rupture ... on POCUS See ... papillary muscle rupture ... looks like on #Echo ... Echocardiogram #POCUS
Endocarditis - Duke Criteria - Major and Minor

MAJOR CRITERIA: 
 - Persistently +ve blood culture for
Endocarditis - Duke ... Persistently +ve blood culture ... organisms - ECHO ... criteria #Endocarditis ... #Major #Minor #Diagnosis
Ruptured Chordae Tendineae on POCUS Echocardiogram
 
Many underlying causes, not limited to: MVP, subacute endocarditis, connective
Ruptured Chordae ... Tendineae on POCUS ... MVP, subacute endocarditis ... MR when you see ruptured ... Chordae #Tendineae #POCUS
Achilles Tendon Rupture - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • The Achilles tendon is 15cm long in
Achilles Tendon Rupture ... Achilles tendon ruptures ... - Pain over rupture ... TendonRupture #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #msk
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
- Differential Diagnosis ... Chordae Tendinae • Rupture ... • Endocarditis ... • Infarct • Rupture ... #Differential #Diagnosis
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
Epidemiological Clues That May be Helpful in Defining the Etiological Diagnosis of Culture-Negative Endocarditis

#Endocarditis #Bacteria #Differential
the Etiological Diagnosis ... of Culture-Negative ... Endocarditis ... #Endocarditis #Bacteria ... #Differential #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 checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... • Additional culture ... suspect right-sided endocarditis ... Consider repeat echo ... #criticalcare #diagnosis
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
fever, Infective endocarditis ... fever, Infective endocarditis ... ), Spontaneous rupture ... Papillary muscle rupture ... #differential #diagnosis