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Ruptured Chordae Tendineae on POCUS Echocardiogram
 
Many underlying causes, not limited to: MVP, subacute endocarditis, connective
Tendineae on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Many underlying causes ... MVP, subacute endocarditis ... - Arizona Ultrasound ... #Ultrasound #Clinical
Prosthetic Mitral Valve Endocarditis - No bueno!

- Dr. Said Alsidawi @AlsidawiMD

#Prosthetic #MitralValve #Endocarditis #Echocardiogram #POCUS #Clinical
Prosthetic Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... #MitralValve #Endocarditis ... #Echocardiogram ... POCUS #Clinical #Ultrasound
Mitral Valve Infective Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

IE & HIV & CD4<100 - Oh My!! Time for
Valve Infective Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... - VCU Ultrasound ... MitralValve #Infective #Endocarditis ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
pathophysiologic causes ... Cryoglobulinemia, Endocarditis ... ANCA (C-ANCA): GPA ... eGPA, MPA >>> GPA
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Gastric & Ovarian CA ... positive in 90% of IE cases ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Treat underlying cause ... Regurgitation • Colon CA
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
cell arteritis (GCA ... cell arteritis (GCA ... GCA can present ... identifies 85 to 95% of cases ... followed by long slow taper
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Schonlein Purpura - Endocarditis ... RA, Sjogren's, GPA ... • Abdominal ultrasound ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
ANCA-Assoc vasculitis (GPA ... regurgitation, Tricuspid endocarditis ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #causes
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
disorders, or other causes ... Quantity: • Primary Causes ... • Secondary Causes ... vasculitis - GPA ... • Bacterial endocarditis
Polymicrobial Tricuspid Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram in IVDU.  MRSA and Candida Albicans.  Don't forget
Polymicrobial Tricuspid Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... #Tricuspid #Endocarditis ... #S4C #pocus #echocardiogram ... cardiology #clinical #ultrasound