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Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Septic Emboli Cause ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Treat underlying cause ... Substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
blood from vena cava ... infarction, massive PE, tricuspid ... Kussmauls #Sign #physicalexam ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... causes
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential ... Septic emboli cause ... Treat underlying cause ... substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... #Differential #