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Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Endocarditis Algorithm ... infection Native Valve ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #Endocarditis ... #Algorithm #Infective ... Noninfective #Causes #Differential
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
fever, Infective endocarditis ... • Prosthetic valve ... Ring fracture, Thrombus ... Mitral annulus valve ... Regurgitation #differential
Non-Infective Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis)
Non-infective endocarditis is also known as: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), Aseptic
the surface of valve ... left-sided heart valves ... embolize • Cannot differentiate ... absent How can we differentiate ... demonstration of platelet thrombi
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Valve (Vegetation ... cardiomyopathy, rheumatic valve ... disease, prosthetic valve ... cardiac surgery, endocarditis ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Important to determine and treat the etiology behind because
Ischemic Stroke - Differential ... stenosis, Prosthetic valve ... • Endocarditis ... Structural: myxoma, thrombus ... #Stroke #CVA #Differential
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 ... Stroke #causes #differential
Causes of Urinary Tract Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Upper Tract - Bladder NOT distended on ultrasound,
Obstruction - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... stone • Thrombus ... Posterior Urethral valves ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
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
Figure. An approach to the diagnostic use of echocardiography (echo). Rx indicates prescription; TEE, transesophageal
echocardiography; and
prosthetic heart valves ... diseases, previous endocarditis ... other stigmata of endocarditis ... Transesophageal #Echocardiogram ... #TTE #TEE #Algorithm
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
disease Infective endocarditis ... atrial myxoma)/ball valve ... thrombus - When ... Causes #diagnosis #differential