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Triada de virchow: 

Triada de principales factores de riesgo para TEV
#diagnosis #algorithm #cardiology #medstudent #CEM
Triada de virchow ... de riesgo para TEV ... medstudent #CEM #Tev ... #Virchw #triada
DENOVA score to predict endocarditis in patients with Enterococcus faecalis bacteremia
 • Duration of symptoms ≥
score to predict endocarditis ... Indication for TEE ... DENOVA #score #endocarditis
Osler's Nodes in a patient with infective endocarditis

67yo presents with R occipital intraparenchymal hemorrhage (IPH) attributed
with infective endocarditis ... TTE negative but TEE ... working diagnosis of endocarditis ... phenomena due to endocarditis ... Node #infective #endocarditis
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... Echocardiography (TTE +/- TEE ... suspect right-sided endocarditis ... Critical Care #Endocarditis
Endocarditis - Organisms
#Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases #Endocarditis #HACEK #Typical #Organisms
Endocarditis - Organisms ... InfectiousDiseases #Endocarditis
Figure. An approach to the diagnostic use of echocardiography (echo). Rx indicates prescription; TEE, transesophageal
echocardiography; and
prescription; TEE ... stigmata of infective endocarditis ... diseases, previous endocarditis ... other stigmata of endocarditis ... Echocardiogram #TTE #TEE
HACEK is the acronym commonly used to describe and help doctors to remember a group of
cause infective endocarditis ... less than 3% of endocarditis ... More commonly endocarditis ... HACEK #Organisms #Endocarditis
Infective Endocarditis - Indications for Surgery - "Fun-HEARTS" Mnemonic

Fungal endocarditis
Heart failure (valve dysfunction)
Enterococcus (VRE) endocarditis
Abscess, annular
Infective Endocarditis ... Mnemonic Fungal endocarditis ... Enterococcus (VRE) endocarditis ... / pSeudomonas endocarditis ... Mnemonic #Infective #Endocarditis
Non-Infective Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis)
Non-infective endocarditis is also known as: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), Aseptic
Non-Infective Endocarditis ... NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis ... Non-infective endocarditis ... NBTE), Aseptic endocarditis ... , Marantic endocarditis
Prosthetic Mitral Valve Endocarditis - No bueno!

- Dr. Said Alsidawi @AlsidawiMD

#Prosthetic #MitralValve #Endocarditis #Echocardiogram #POCUS #Clinical
Prosthetic Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... #MitralValve #Endocarditis