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Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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- Prosthetic valves ... - Aortic valve ... Coarctation of the aorta ... #RiskFactors #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
Vegetations in Endocarditis ... on POCUS - PLAX ... and pulmonary edema ... #Vegetations #Endocarditis ... #cardiology
Mitral stenosis - Recommendations for classification of mitral stenosis severity

Valve area, 
Mean gradient and 
Pulmonary artery
stenosis severity Valve ... gradient and Pulmonary ... artery pressure ... #Diagnosis # ... Cardiology #Mitral
Aortic valve endocarditis on Echocardiogram

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#Aortic #valve #endocarditis #aorta #Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology #pocus
Aortic valve endocarditis ... #endocarditis # ... aorta #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Acute Prosthetic Valve ... Valvuoplasty • Aorta ... #Causes #cardiology
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... Diagnosis Physiologic ... sclerosis (both heart valve ... - Chronic pulmonary ... #causes #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
sclerosis (both heart valve ... disorders - Chronic pulmonary ... • Infective Endocarditis ... Infarction • Pulmonary ... #cardiology
The cardiac cycle describes each heart beat, incorporating relaxation and contraction. Phase one describes diastole and
Aortic pressure ... when the aortic valve ... closes and a backup ... of pressure (aorta ... #Pathophys #Cardiology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... • Prosthetic valve ... Mitral annulus valve ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #causes
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Hyperkalemia Pulmonary ... Raised Intracranial Pressure ... Endocarditis + ... #causes #cardiology