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

"Frozen" tricuspid valve with severe regurgitation. Carcinoid heart disease: Thickening, retraction
Echocardiogram (A4C ... ) "Frozen" tricuspid ... regurgitation. ... Thickening, retraction and ... #valve #regurgitation
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... - Differential ... Acute Prosthetic Valve ... Aortic Aneurysms and ... #Differential #
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
Primary and Secondary ... Causes of Mitral ... • Prosthetic valve ... Mitral annulus valve ... #differential #
Right Sided Failure secondary to Carcinoid Heart Disease on Echocardiogram
Carcinoid heart disease results in characteristic right
In this case, note ... septal tricuspid ... valve leaflets ... regurgitation with ... echocardiogram #pocus #a4c
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
mitral regurgitation ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... -> TEE • Duke Criteria ... Substance use: R > L Tricuspid
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Hemoptysis - Differential ... , Bronchial carcinoid ... Mitral stenosis or regurgitation ... , Tricuspid endocarditis ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #causes
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... Physiologic Causes ... sclerosis (both heart valve ... • Infective Endocarditis ... ) • Tricuspid
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
LAA Thrombus), Valve ... - Most Common Cause ... , PFO, ASD, h/o ... cardiac surgery, endocarditis ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Mitral Regurgitation ... Infective/marantic endocarditis ... parachute mitral valve ... vascular disease, carcinoid ... #Functional #Differential