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Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential ... Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... Diagnoses: • ... • Infective Endocarditis ... ) • Tricuspid
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
- Differential ... Diagnosis Acute ... Aortic Aneurysms and ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Causes
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 ... Substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... than 5 to 7 days after
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Estimates pulmonary artery ... pressure via tricuspid ... PPHTN • Peak tricuspid ... regurgitation velocity ... , Pulmonary artery
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
pressure > 25mmHg ... splitting of S2, S3, tricuspid ... regurgitation) ... Diagnosis • TTE ... pressure in patients
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 ... substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... #Differential #
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... cardiac surgery, endocarditis ... #Embolism #diagnosis ... #differential #
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... • Traumatic brain ... edema #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #NCPE
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Severe mitral regurgitation ... Severe aortic regurgitation ... due to decreased brain
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Increased intracranial pressure ... of congenital brain ... Acute severe pain after ... signs #symptoms #differential ... #emergency #diagnosis