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Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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- Aortic valve ... disease - Mitral regurgitation ... Coarctation of the aorta ... #RiskFactors #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
- Differential Diagnosis ... Acute Infective Endocarditis ... Acute Prosthetic Valve ... Valvuoplasty • Aorta ... #Causes #cardiology
Tricuspid regurgitation is present on this subxiphoid view of a patient diagnosed with endocarditis. If you
Tricuspid regurgitation ... view of a patient diagnosed ... with endocarditis ... #cardiology #clinical ... ultrasound #POCUS #S4C
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
consultation • Valve ... regurgitation or ... Internet Book of Critical ... #criticalcare #diagnosis ... #management
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Prosthetic valve ... aortic and mitral regurgitation ... Marantic: Emboli > Regurgitation ... #Endocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Syphilis - Clinical ... and aortic valve ... regurgitation. ... Syphilis #stages #diagnosis ... #management #Treatment
Marantic Endocarditis 

Epidemiology:
 - Incidence of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (marantic endocarditis if associated with cancer) is
Clinical Findings ... mitral and aortic valve ... destruction of valve ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology