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Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential ... Pregnancy • Well-conditioned ... both heart valve conditions ... • Infective Endocarditis ... #Differential #
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... Pressure - Differential ... - aortic regurgitation ... fistula - Such as ... #Differential #
Tricuspid Regurgitation and ASD on POCUS Echocardiogram
Crossing the streams: What are the two abnormal sources of
and ASD on POCUS ... abnormal sources of Doppler ... and ASD with L ... #ASD #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #a4c #clinical
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
mitral regurgitation ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... Marantic: Emboli > Regurgitation
Severe functional TR (w/o color and CW Doppler) on TTE 2D and 3D
How do we estimate
CW Doppler) on ... this particular case ... TR jet in cases ... TR #tricuspid #regurgitation ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential ... mitral regurgitation ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... Marantic: Emboli > Regurgitation ... #Differential #
Right Heart Strain on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber

To differentiate acute from chronic right heart
Heart Strain on POCUS ... Chamber To differentiate ... continuous wave (CW) doppler ... calculate the RV pressure ... clinical #cardiology #a4c
Double Orifice Mitral Valve in a young M w/ chest pain. Rare congenital anomaly of subvalvular
can result in regurgitation ... in this case); ... sinus venosus ASD ... other congenital conditions ... echocardiogram #pocus
Ebstein Anomaly on Echocardiogram

Ebstein anomaly. The tricuspid valve is ALWAYS more apically displaced than the mitral
commonest congenital cause ... of tricuspid regurgitation ... starts (by colour Doppler ... Ebstein #Anomaly #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #cardiology #a4c