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Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Regurgitation - Differential ... Diagnosis Acute ... Acute Infective Endocarditis ... Valvuoplasty • Aorta ... Dysfunction Chronic - Aorta
Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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for Infective Endocarditis ... Prosthetic valves - Aortic ... Coarctation of the aorta ... RiskFactors #Cardiology #Diagnosis ... #Differential #
Ohle R et al. Clinical Examination for Acute Aortic Dissection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. AEM
Examination for Acute Aortic ... : A Systematic Review ... KirstyChallen #Aortic ... #Dissection #Aorta ... VisualAbstract #EBM #Diagnosis
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Rupture • Endocarditis ... Murmurs #Cardiology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
on POCUS (PLAX view ... What's the Diagnosis ... Proximal aortic ... Note large aortic ... #Aorta #Echocardiogram
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Scrotal Swelling
#Diagnosis #Management #Urology #ScrotalSwelling #Differential #Overview
Scrotal Swelling #Diagnosis ... #Management #Urology ... ScrotalSwelling #Differential ... #Overview
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... the wall of the aorta ... Consider aortic ... Pulse deficit/differential ... #Dissection #diagnosis
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
Aortic Valve Endocarditis ... prompted w/u for endocarditis ... PSLA view with subtle ... #aorta #Valve # ... Endocarditis #POCUS
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Stroke Etiologies
Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH)
Ischemic
 - Large Vessel Atherosclerosis
 - Cardioembolic: Atrial fib, prosthetic valves, LV aneurysm,
, LV aneurysm, Endocarditis ... Stroke #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
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 ... Blood cultures/serology ... dysfunction common, Aortic ... NBTE #Marantic #diagnosis