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Endocarditis Endocarditis is an infection of the cardiac tissue The most common pathogens Strep viridans Staph aureus Enterococci Get the diagnosis flow sheet here  (sorry this is no longer available) Risk Factors Prior endocarditis Damaged heart tissue … [Read more...] about S2 E018 Endocarditis, Pericarditis and Tamponade

  Hypotension Low blood pressure Orthostatic hypotension – a decrease in systolic BP of 20 mm Hg or a decrease in diastolic blood pressure of 10 mm Hg when going from lying to sitting or sitting to standing. Significant cause of syncope and falls in elderly patients Causes … [Read more...] about S2 E017 CHF and Hypotension

Joint National Committee on the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC) JNC 8 recommends using thiazide diuretics, calcium channel blockers, ace inhibitors or angiotensin II receptor agonists as monotherapy or in combination as first line treatment of … [Read more...] about S2 E016 Hypertension Medications

Black Friday Deal Click here! Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disorders In most cases cyanotic disorders have to do with right to left shunting of blood. Deoxygenated blood returning from the body bypasses the lungs altogether and is recirculated without becoming … [Read more...] about S2 E015 Black Friday Deal & Congenital Heart Defects

Cardiomyopathies Dilated cardiomyopathy Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Restrictive cardiomyopathy Dilated Cardiomyopathy Left ventricle becomes stretched out 95% of cardiomyopathies 30% of congestive heart failure is caused by dilated cardiomyopathy The heart becomes … [Read more...] about S2 E014 Cardiomyopathy and Hypertension