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Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Rheumatic Heart ... Disease Pulmonary ... Systolic #Murmurs #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
on POCUS - PLAX ... stethoscope would hear ... mitral valves and pulmonary ... #POCUS #PLAX #clinical ... #cardiology
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated
15 mm) isolated aortic ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #Vegetations #endocarditis ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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disease - Mitral regurgitation ... Coarctation of the aorta ... Indwelling right heart ... #RiskFactors #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated aortic
15 mm) isolated aortic ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... #Vegetations #endocarditis ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
disorders: - Aortic ... - Aortic sclerosis ... • Infective Endocarditis ... Infarction • Pulmonary ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis of the heart showing a dilated AOFT >4cm
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... (PLAX) Parasternal ... long axis of the heart ... regurgitation jet ... #clinical #cardiology
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
; PS, pulmonary ... ; AS, aortic stenosis ... Murmurs #Maneuvers #Heart ... #Cardiology #PhysicalExam ... #Diagnosis
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
- Differential Diagnosis ... regurgitation ... - aortic sclerosis ... - Chronic pulmonary ... #causes #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... and mitral regurgitation ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... block, annular or aortic ... #cardiology