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Early and Late Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction - Timeline of Complications
 - Ventricular Arrhythmias
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Papillary Muscle Rupture ... Ventricular Septal Rupture ... - LV Free Wall Rupture ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Late
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
), Spontaneous rupture ... rupture • Papillary ... Papillary muscle rupture ... Regurgitation #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
Blood Culture Collection ... Suspected Systemic Infection ... Implementation-of-an-evidence-based-algorithm-reduces-blood-culture-overuse-in-an-adult-emergency-department.php ... , endocarditis, ... #Management #BloodCultures
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
• Additional culture ... for metastatic infection ... heart failure • Myocardial ... Obtain single blood culture ... • Aggressive management
Acute and long-term complications of acute STEMI
Acute and long-term complications of acute myocardial infarction are summarized
infarction are ... papillary muscle rupture ... Wall rupture (septum ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Late
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Blood Culture-Negative ... identified with modern culture ... - Standard culture ... ID_fellows #BCNIE #BloodCulture ... #diagnosis #differential
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Endocarditis Algorithm ... disease • Systemic infection ... • HACEK • Culture-negative ... Prosthetic Valve - Late ... Noninfective #Causes #Differential
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
Pressure = Heart Rate ... dysfunction - Myocardial ... infarction - ... Free wall rupture ... Papillary muscle rupture
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
90% of IE cases Culture ... staphylococci Culture ... that may lead to infarction ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
Ventricular Free Wall Rupture ... Ventricular Septal Rupture ... Papillary Muscle Rupture ... • Contained rupture ... #cardiology #differential