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Marantic Endocarditis 

Epidemiology:
 - Incidence of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (marantic endocarditis if associated with cancer) is
vegetations on mitral ... and aortic valve ... mostly just sit on valve ... destruction of valve ... Endocarditis #Diagnosis #Management
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Prosthetic valve ... Involves aortic and mitral ... Influenza Prosthetic Valve ... aureus prosthetic valve ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
severe aortic or mitral ... ascending aorta into valve ... Types #diagnosis #management
Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients with Prosthetic Heart Valves - INR Targets
Mechanical Valve - Duration Lifelong
INR 3.0:
Prosthetic Heart Valves ... INR 3.0: • Any mitral ... valve prosthesis ... • Aortic valve ... months • Aortic or Mitral
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
severe aortic or mitral ... ascending aorta into valve ... types #diagnosis #management
Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
Aortic and Mitral ... Valve Vegetations ... on the aortic & mitral ... valves and pulmonary ... #Valve #Vegetations
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Mitral Valve Vegetation Echocardiogram
Juicy vegetation on a mitral valve.

31% S. Aureus (IVDUs, IV lines)
17% Strep viridans
11%
Mitral Valve Vegetation ... vegetation on a mitral ... valve. 31% S. ... @MedCrisis #Mitral ... Echocardiogram #Valve
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Mitral Valve Stenosis Overview

By Sarah Lyon @sarahthelyon

#Mitral #Valve #Stenosis #diagnosis #pathophysiology #cardiology
Mitral Valve Stenosis ... sarahthelyon #Mitral ... #Valve #Stenosis
Mitral valve stenosis - Wilkins score

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #Mitral #Valve #Stenosis #Wilkins #Score #Table #Grading
Mitral valve stenosis ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #Mitral ... #Valve #Stenosis
Severe Mitral Stenosis- The physical examination revealed a right parasternal heave, a loud S1, a midpeaking
Severe Mitral Stenosis ... and very severe mitral ... valve). ... meter (normal value ... mm Hg (normal value