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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
• Effusion • Cardiac ... Tamponade* • ... Disease Coronary Artery ... Arrhythmia • Atrial ... Fibrillation
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... Fibrillation ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Pressure Waveforms - Differential ... fibrillation, sinus ... Absent y descent - Cardiac ... tamponade #Abnormal ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... Anticoagulation ≥4 weeks after ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

The TTE was ordered for cardioembolic
Arterial Embolization ... neurocheck was normal after ... #Cardiac #Arterial ... echocardiogram #Cardiology ... #A4c #Embolism
Cardiac Valve Replacement - Anticoagulation INR Targets and Antiplatelet by Valve Type

Bioprosthetic valves require at least
Cardiac Valve Replacement ... can be stopped after ... patients with chronic atrial ... fibrillation and ... #Management #Cardiology
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
(4) All 4 cardiac ... (7) patient in atrial ... fibrillation :) ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #thrombus
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... including: • Coronary artery ... capture of the atria ... fibrillation ... #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... fibrillation/flutter ... Standing up straight after ... #Palpitations #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Heart Failure • Dyspnea ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... than 5 to 7 days after ... diagnosis #management #cardiology