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Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Causes of Primary ... ) Causes of primary ... disease: Most common cause ... tumors: Most common cause ... Regurgitation #Causes
Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair (TMVR) on Echocardiogram

Not something you see everyday on TTE: V-in-V TMVR with
Valve Repair (TMVR ... on TTE: V-in-V TMVR ... VivekKulkarniMD #TMVR
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Mitral Valve Regurgitation - Carpentier Classification
Type I - Normal Leaflet Motion
   - Type la
Regurgitation #MVR
Antibiogram - Antibiotic Resistance Table for Severe Multidrug Resistant Bacteria

ESBL Enterobacteriaceae
Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae
MDR Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter

Adapted from
Antibiotic Resistance Table ... Enterobacteriaceae MDR ... @ABsteward #MDR ... Resistant #Comparison #Table
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Framework MAP = CO x SVR ... PAH • ↓ CO, ↑ SVR ... findings based on cause ... toxins • ↑ CO, ↓ SVR ... Differential #Diagnosis #table
Ruptured Chordae Tendineae on POCUS Echocardiogram
 
Many underlying causes, not limited to: MVP, subacute endocarditis, connective
Many underlying causes ... not limited to: MVP ... Assess for MR when
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Vasopressors and Inotropes - Comparison Table
Activity: Alpha-1, Beta-1, Dopamine, SVR, HR, CO, BP
Phenylephrine
Vasopressin
Norepinephrine
Epinephrine
Dopamine
Dobutamine
Isoproterenol
Milrinone

- Dr. Eric Strong
Inotropes - Comparison Table ... Beta-1, Dopamine, SVR ... Inotropes #comparison #table
Vasopressors and Inotropes - Pharmacology Summary
Vasopressors
Phenylephrine (alpha-1)
 • Increases BP, SVR
 • Risk of reflex bradycardia
Increases BP, SVR ... Increases BP, SVR ... Increases HR, SVR ... • Higher doses cause ... cAMP/cGMP • Causes
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... - Most common cause ... fusion, thick MV ... caused by either ... mitral #stenosis #Causes
Simplified Vasopressors and Inotropes Comparison Chart
MAP = CO x SVR
Dobutamine - Norepinephrine - Epinephrine - Phenylephrine
Chart MAP = CO x SVR ... Inotropes #comparison #table