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Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
- Differential Diagnosis ... Degenerative (Tricuspid ... Hypertension Tricuspid ... Ebstein's Anomaly • Carcinoid ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Carcinoid Heart Disease on Echocardiogram (A4C)

"Frozen" tricuspid valve with severe regurgitation. Carcinoid heart disease: Thickening, retraction
Echocardiogram (A4C ... ) "Frozen" tricuspid ... valve with severe regurgitation ... #valve #regurgitation ... #a4c #Echocardiogram
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 ... #regurgitation ... ultrasound #POCUS #S4C
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
- Differential Diagnosis ... Acute Infective Endocarditis ... Infection: Infective Endocarditis ... Degenerative: Systemic Arterial ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Right Sided Failure secondary to Carcinoid Heart Disease on Echocardiogram
Carcinoid heart disease results in characteristic right
Echocardiogram Carcinoid ... anterior and septal tricuspid ... in torrential tricuspid ... regurgitation with ... echocardiogram #pocus #a4c
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
- Differential Diagnosis ... (Bronchogenic carcinoma ... , Bronchial carcinoid ... Mitral stenosis or regurgitation ... , Tricuspid endocarditis
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential Diagnosis ... of developing atrial ... mmHg developed atrial ... • Infective Endocarditis ... ) • Tricuspid
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Presence of pulmonary arterial ... artery pressure via tricuspid ... PPHTN • Peak tricuspid ... regurgitation velocity ... ventricular size, Right atrial
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
aortic and mitral regurgitation ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Diagnosis? ... Substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... Marantic: Emboli > Regurgitation
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Functional Mitral Regurgitation ... Infective/marantic endocarditis ... plane into left atrium ... vascular disease, carcinoid ... #Differential #Diagnosis