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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
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
regurgitation; PS, pulmonary ... stenosis; MVP/MR, mitral ... valve prolapse/ ... mitral regurgitation ... Heart #Cardiology #PhysicalExam
Maneuvers to Identify Systolic Murmurs 
Effect of Squatting and Valsalva:
 - Mitral Valve Prolapse 
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and Valsalva: - Mitral ... Valve Prolapse ... Identification #PhysicalExam
Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
Motion (SAM) of the Mitral ... Valve (MV) Systolic ... valve (MV) during ... Differential diagnosis ... valve repair or
Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Mycoplasma and Viral ... Bronchiectasis - Pulmonary ... Ventricular Failure or Mitral ... Stenosis - Pulmonary ... Cough #Hemoptysis #Differential
Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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- Prosthetic valves ... - Aortic valve ... disease - Mitral ... Cardiology #Diagnosis #Differential
Mitral stenosis - Recommendations for classification of mitral stenosis severity

Valve area, 
Mean gradient and 
Pulmonary artery
Mitral stenosis ... classification of mitral ... stenosis severity Valve ... gradient and Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #Mitral
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
Secondary Causes of Mitral ... organic) chronic mitral ... • Prosthetic valve ... annulus valve: ... Regurgitation #differential
Causes of Diastolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Early Diastolic:
 • Aortic Regurgitation
 • Pulmonary Regurgitation (Graham-Steell
Diastolic Murmurs - Differential ... Regurgitation • Pulmonary ... Mid-Diastolic: • Mitral ... Diastolic: • Mitral ... Murmurs #Cardiology #Differential
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
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Pulmonary Renal ... Syndromes and Mimics - Differential ... cardiac tumor, mitral ... valve disease, ... Kumfer @AnnKumfer #Pulmonary