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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 ... disease - Mitral regurgitation ... #RiskFactors #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
ASE Echocardiography Guidelines for Evaluation of Valvular Regurgitation
 • Aortic Valve
 • Mitral Valve
 • Tricuspid
Evaluation of Valvular Regurgitation ... #Valvular #Regurgitation ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #criteria #POCUS
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
fever, Infective endocarditis ... • Prosthetic valve ... Mitral annulus valve ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #causes
Tricuspid regurgitation is present on this subxiphoid view of a patient diagnosed with endocarditis. If you
Tricuspid regurgitation ... view of a patient diagnosed ... with endocarditis ... #cardiology #clinical ... echocardiogram #ultrasound #POCUS
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
- Differential Diagnosis ... Acute Infective Endocarditis ... Acute Prosthetic Valve ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #cardiology
ASE Echocardiography Evaluation of Aortic Regurgitation
A. Color Flow Doppler
B. Pulsed Wave Doppler
C. Continuous Wave Doppler
D. Quantitative
Evaluation of Aortic Regurgitation ... Doppler #Aortic #Regurgitation ... Echocardiogram #diagnosis ... #cardiology #POCUS ... #Valve #aorta
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Prosthetic valve ... aortic and mitral regurgitation ... Marantic: Emboli > Regurgitation ... #Endocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential Diagnosis ... sclerosis (both heart valve ... Differential Diagnoses ... • Infective Endocarditis ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
ASE Echocardiography Evaluation of Mitral Regurgitation
A. Color Flow Doppler
B. Pulsed Wave Doppler
C. Continuous Wave Doppler
D. Quantitative
Evaluation of Mitral Regurgitation ... Doppler #Mitral #Regurgitation ... Echocardiogram #diagnosis ... #cardiology #POCUS ... #Valve
ASE Echocardiography Evaluation of Tricuspid and Pulmonic Regurgitation
A. Color Flow Doppler
B. Pulsed Wave Doppler
C. Continuous Wave
Tricuspid and Pulmonic Regurgitation ... Tricuspid #Pulmonic #Regurgitation ... Echocardiogram #diagnosis ... #cardiology #POCUS ... #Valve