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Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Physiologic Causes ... Pathologic Causes ... mmHg developed atrial ... • Infective Endocarditis ... #cardiology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
Primary and Secondary ... Causes of Mitral ... Ring fracture, Thrombus ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes #primary
Physical Exam - Quincke’s Pulse

The tips of the patient’s index finger and thumb as well as
and Quincke’s pulse ... severe aortic regurgitation ... rapid fall in arterial ... #PhysicalExam # ... AorticRegurgitation #Signs #Cardiology
Physical Exam - Corrigan's Pulse

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

Little physical exam finding for the end of the week! Quinke’s
Severe Aortic Regurgitation ... pressure, and rapid ... arterial pressure ... AorticRegurgitation #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... Fingernails #Nailbed #Cardiology
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
first heart sound and ... carotid pulse ... • c wave - caused ... Waveforms #JVP #PhysicalExam ... #cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
- Most Common Cause ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... cardiac surgery, endocarditis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Lancisi's Sign (Tricuspid Regurgitation) in a patient with Atrial Fibrillation

If you went to med school before
Sign (Tricuspid Regurgitation ... a patient with Atrial ... the pts carotid pulse ... #Video #AFib #PhysicalExam ... #Cardiology
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... Acute Infective Endocarditis ... Infection: Infective Endocarditis ... Aortic Aneurysms and ... #cardiology
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
mobility, thickened and ... disease Infective endocarditis ... vegetations)/tumor (left atrial ... myxoma)/ball valve thrombus ... #differential #cardiology