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The clip above is from a patient who presented with abdominal pain and syncope. His vitals
suggestive of rupture ... the operating room ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #POCUS #AbdominalUS ... Aneurysm #Aorta #Ruptured
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
- Differential Diagnosis ... Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture ... Acute Infective Endocarditis ... Traumatic Injury to Root ... #Causes #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
nodes • Roth’s spots ... Differential Diagnosis ... Diagnosis? ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential Diagnosis ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... Marantic (NTBE) Diagnosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Pulmonary 3) Abdominal ... • Confirmed by culture ... Inhalation of spores ... : • Culture of ... arthritis, and endocarditis
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
24, SpO2 88% on room ... This post will focus ... Due to their short ... consider intra-abdominal ... #Radiology #CTChest