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Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
), Spontaneous rupture ... infarction, Tendineae rupture ... Papillary muscle rupture ... Regurgitation #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Myocardial Infarction - Definition and Types

Type 1 - Spontaneous Myocardial Infarction
 - Atherosclerotic plaque rupture or
Myocardial Infarction ... - Definition and ... Atherosclerotic plaque rupture ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Classification #Types #Definitions
Myocardial Infarction - Type 1 vs Type 2

The key difference between Type I vs. Type II
Myocardial Infarction ... absence Of plaque rupture ... Type 1 - Plaque rupture ... thrombus - Plaque rupture ... #Type1 #Type2 #Definition
Type 1 vs Type 2 Myocardial Infarction

Myocardial Infarction Type 1:
 - Plaque rupture/erosion with occlusive thrombus
Type 1 vs Type 2 Myocardial ... Infarction Myocardial ... 1: - Plaque rupture ... thrombus - Plaque rupture ... TypeI #TypeII #Definition
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... • Additional culture ... suspect right-sided endocarditis ... heart failure • Myocardial ... Obtain single blood culture
Early and Late Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction - Timeline of Complications
 - Ventricular Arrhythmias
 -
Complications of Acute Myocardial ... Papillary Muscle Rupture ... Ventricular Septal Rupture ... - LV Free Wall Rupture ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood culture ... identified with modern culture ... BCNIE #Causes #differential ... diagnosis #causes #culture ... #CNIE #BCNIE #cardiology
Epidemiological Clues That May be Helpful in Defining the Etiological Diagnosis of Culture-Negative Endocarditis

#Endocarditis #Bacteria #Differential
Etiological Diagnosis of Culture-Negative ... Endocarditis ... #Endocarditis #Bacteria ... #Differential #
Mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction
MR: mitral regurgitation, MI: myocardial infarction

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #Timeline #PostMI #Complications #Myocardial
complications of acute myocardial ... regurgitation, MI: myocardial ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Complications #Myocardial ... Infarction #Mechanical #Rupture
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs - Differential ... Chordae Tendinae • Rupture ... • Infarct • Rupture ... Systolic #Murmurs #Cardiology ... #Differential #