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Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
sound and carotid pulse ... the tricuspid valve ... cannot begin until after ... Waveforms #JVP #PhysicalExam ... #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pathologic Causes: • Valvular ... sclerosis (both heart valve ... of developing atrial ... mmHg developed atrial ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... , PFO, ASD, h/o ... #Embolism #diagnosis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Prosthetic valve ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... than 5 to 7 days after ... #management #cardiology
Quincke's Pulse in a patient with a normal echocardiogram (non-valvular)

A 70 y/o man presents with new
with a normal echocardiogram ... (non-valvular) ... AorticRegurgitation #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam # ... Fingernails #Nailbed #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... with afibb) • Pulse ... Mechanical heart valve ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
SVR = 80 x [mean artery ... ● Pulmonary vascular ... the tricuspid valve ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
• Prosthetic valve ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... than 5 to 7 days after ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
failure • Mitral valve ... myocarditis • Valvular ... Mechanical prosthetic valve ... Hyperthyroidism • Anemia Psychiatric ... #Palpitations #Cardiology