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Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Important to determine and treat the etiology behind because
Causes of Ischemic ... Stroke - Differential ... Prosthetic valve • Endocarditis ... • Structural: myxoma ... Non-atherosclerotic: Arterial
Atrial Myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Adolescent patient presents with chest pain and dyspnea. Beside TTE found
Atrial Myxoma on ... CXR didn’t.. atrial ... - VCU Ultrasound ... ultrasound_vcu #Atrial ... #Myxoma #POCUS
Huge right atrial myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram

Notice the typical attachment to the inter-atrial septum (fossa ovalis)
Huge right atrial ... myxoma on POCUS ... attachment to the inter-atrial ... @EduPOCUS #atrial ... #myxoma #POCUS
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
mobility, thickened and ... disease Infective endocarditis ... vegetations)/tumor (left atrial ... myxoma)/ball valve ... #diagnosis #differential
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Fibroelastoma), Mass (Myxoma ... - Most Common Cause ... venous origin of CE material ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... cardiac surgery, endocarditis
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... myxoma • Hypercoagulable ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Treat underlying cause
Multi-chamber Myxoma in a case of Carney Complex (CC) on POCUS Echocardiogram
Carney Complex (CC) - characterized
Multi-chamber Myxoma ... in a case of Carney ... Complex (CC) on POCUS ... NephroPOCUS @NephroP #Atrial ... #clinical #cardiology
Vancomycin induced Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis (LCV) of the Hand
70 M vertebral osteomyelitis on vancomycin and cefepime for
on vancomycin and ... Differential for ... antiphospholipid syndrome, atrial ... myxoma, Behcet ... #dermatology #clinical
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... a clinical prognostic ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... ’s • Reduced Arterial ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... myxoma • Hypercoagulable ... Septic emboli cause ... #Differential #