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Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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for Infective Endocarditis ... - Prosthetic valves ... - Aortic valve ... Coarctation of the aorta ... RiskFactors #Cardiology #Diagnosis
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... Diagnosis? ... Suspicion -> TEE • Duke ... block, annular or aortic ... #diagnosis #management
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
specific to NBTE, and diagnosis ... is required for diagnosis ... left-sided heart valves ... dysfunction common, Aortic ... NBTE #Marantic #diagnosis
Figure. An approach to the diagnostic use of echocardiography (echo). Rx indicates prescription; TEE, transesophageal
echocardiography; and
approach to the diagnostic ... prosthetic heart valves ... other stigmata of endocarditis ... #Diagnosis #InfectiveEndocarditis ... Transesophageal #Echocardiogram
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
for Infective Endocarditis ... demonstrating active endocarditis ... involvement - Echocardiogram ... febrilepodcast] #Duke ... #diagnosis #major
LVOTO due to SAM on POCUS Echocardiogram

Septic patient after IV fluids and initiation of Levophed. Worsening
LVOTO due to SAM ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Diagnosis? ... Management? ... #HOCM #POCUS #Echocardiogram
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
with Infective Endocarditis ... Decreased yield due ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis ... #Management #Algorithm
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... tachycardia • S3, S4 ... Abnormal ECG, echocardiogram ... cardiac death Management ... #Management #Cardiology
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
Endocarditis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... infection of heart valves ... commonly affects Aortic ... : Duke Criteria
Chiari Network on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
Chiari network - fenestrated, net-like embryonic remnants of valves of
Network on POCUS Echocardiogram ... - A4C Chiari network ... embryonic remnants of valves ... with infective endocarditis ... Network #POCUS #Echocardiogram