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CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
Function) • Mitral ... Stenosis • Mitral ... Ischemia • Left Ventricular ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... of Mitral Regurgitation ... rupture, Left ventricular ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes #primary
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
primary mitral regurgitation ... Vegetations seen ... mitral regurgitation ... #Mitral #Regurgitation ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
View • Right Ventricular ... View • PSAX: Mitral ... Flow Doppler #Anatomy ... #Cardiac #TTE #Echocardiogram ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Isolated cleft in the posterior mitral valve leaflet can be a cause of unexplained mitral regurgitation
the posterior mitral ... leaflet can be a cause ... regurgitation ( ... #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
tachycardia • Ventricular ... heart failure • Mitral ... regurgitation ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Involves aortic and mitral ... regurgitation ... Septic Emboli Cause ... -mm left sided vegetations ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
involves aortic and mitral ... regurgitation ... Septic emboli cause ... -mm left sided vegetations ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Double Orifice Mitral Valve in a young M w/ chest pain. Rare congenital anomaly of subvalvular
can result in regurgitation ... stenosis (not the case ... isolation (as in this case ... MitralValve #clinical #cardiology ... #echocardiogram
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal Short Axis

50's male witnessed arrest. Unknown hx. AED no
Ventricular Fibrillation ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... RJonesSonoEM #Ventricular ... #PSAX #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #Cardiology