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Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Physiologic Causes ... Pathologic Causes ... of developing atrial ... • Infective Endocarditis ... #cardiology
ASD on Bubble Contrast Echocardiogram (a4c)
A patient with an anterior STEMI (take a look at the
ASD on Bubble Contrast ... previously undiagnosed ASD ... Ivan_Echocardio #atrial ... septal #defect #ASD ... #clinical #cardiology
Large Atrial Septal Defect and clearly not a PFO. I want to personally thank all the
Large Atrial Septal ... Defect and clearly ... #Clinical #Cardiology ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #ASD #Large #SeptalDefect
Physical Exam - Quincke’s Pulse

The tips of the patient’s index finger and thumb as well as
Exam - Quincke’s Pulse ... and Quincke’s pulse ... severe aortic regurgitation ... rapid fall in arterial ... AorticRegurgitation #Signs #Cardiology
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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• Obstructive arterial ... inspiratory drop in arterial ... collapse: • Aortic regurgitation ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Physical Exam - Corrigan's Pulse

While the patient was sitting upright, the right carotid artery was visibly
Exam - Corrigan's Pulse ... and Quincke’s pulse ... severe aortic regurgitation ... rapid fall in arterial ... AorticRegurgitation #Signs #Cardiology
Quincke's Pulse in Severe Aortic Regurgitation

Little physical exam finding for the end of the week! Quinke’s
Quincke's Pulse ... Severe Aortic Regurgitation ... pressure, and rapid ... arterial pressure ... Fingernails #Nailbed #Cardiology
Combination of diagnostic criteria used to assess the severity of tricuspid regurgitation (TR). This figure lists
severity of tricuspid regurgitation ... ASD indicates atrial ... RA, right atrial ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Tricuspid #Regurgitation
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
first heart sound and ... carotid pulse ... • c wave - caused ... y descent - is caused ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
Primary and Secondary ... Causes of Mitral ... fever, Infective endocarditis ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes #primary