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Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Regurgitation - Differential ... Endocarditis, Acute ... Valvuoplasty • Aorta ... : Infective Endocarditis ... Dysfunction Chronic - Aorta
Causes of Nail Clubbing - Mnemonic 
Cyanotic Heart Disease, Cystic Fibrosis
Lung Cancer, Lung abscess 
Ulcerative Colitis
Lung Cancer, Lung abscess ... Benign Mesothelioma Infective ... Endocarditis, Idiopathic ... Nails #Mnemonic #Differential
Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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Conditions for Infective ... Endocarditis ... Coarctation of the aorta ... endocarditis ... Cardiology #Diagnosis #Differential
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... , infective endocarditis ... , amebic liver abscess ... endocarditis ... Returning #Traveler #differential
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Hemoptysis - Differential ... Parenchyma: • Infection ... Necrotizing PNA, Abscess ... regurgitation, Tricuspid ... endocarditis),
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Vascular Joint Pain - Differential ... Infective Endocarditis ... Marfan's Syndrome, Infective ... blood vessels • Abscess ... JointPain #MSK #Differential
Complex mitral valve endocarditis with pericardial effusion, myocardial abscess, and reduced LV systolic function - Echocardiogram
Complex mitral valve endocarditis ... effusion, myocardial abscess ... #mitralvalve #endocarditis ... #myocardial #abscess ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
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Unicuspid unicommissural aortic valve. Patient also has repaired coarctation - Short Axis View

- Dr. Lynn Miller
@LynnGreigMiller

#Unicuspid
Unicuspid unicommissural ... LynnGreigMiller #Unicuspid ... #AorticValve #Aorta ... Echocardiogram #PSAX ... #Clinical #POCUS
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Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... suggests perivalvular abscess ... Substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... annular or aortic abscess ... Complications: Abscess
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - Differential ... Pyogenic/focal infection ... • Abscess, bacteremia ... • Hepatic abscess ... Fever #Patterns #Differential