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Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... • Prosthetic valve ... Ring fracture, Thrombus ... Mitral annulus valve ... diagnosis #cardiology #causes
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
from Infective Endocarditis ... demonstration of platelet thrombi ... Non-Bacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis ... in up to 30% of cases ... #NonInfective #Endocarditis
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Important to determine and treat the etiology behind because
Causes of Ischemic ... stenosis, Prosthetic valve ... • Endocarditis ... Structural: myxoma, thrombus ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Valve (Vegetation ... - Most Common Cause ... cardiomyopathy, rheumatic valve ... disease, prosthetic valve ... cardiac surgery, endocarditis
Stroke Etiologies
Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH)
Ischemic
 - Large Vessel Atherosclerosis
 - Cardioembolic: Atrial fib, prosthetic valves, LV aneurysm,
Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH ... fib, prosthetic valves ... , LV aneurysm, Endocarditis ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Stroke #causes
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... - Most common cause ... disease Infective endocarditis ... atrial myxoma)/ball valve ... thrombus - When
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
system including valves ... confirm reservoir bag ... using reservoir bag ... and APL valve < ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
system including valves ... confirm reservoir bag ... using reservoir bag ... and APL valve ( ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis ... microbiological techniques Work-up ... but important causes ... Negative #Infective #Endocarditis ... #differential #workup
This massive burden of tricuspid valve vegetation was caught in a young patient with septic shock.
burden of tricuspid valve ... - Sam Ghali @EM_RESUS ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... Tricuspid #Vegetation #Endocarditis