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Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Valvuoplasty • Aorta ... - Leaflet: • Infection ... Dysfunction Chronic - Aorta ... Aneurysms and Dissection ... #Causes #cardiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Stenosis - Ischemic ... • Myocardial Infarction ... • Dilating Aneurysm ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... lesions • Mycotic aneurysm ... that may lead to infarction ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
PP is defined as ... fistula - Such as ... • Infective Endocarditis ... • Myocardial Infarction ... #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Ovarian CA, involves aortic ... lesions • Mycotic aneurysm ... that may lead to infarction ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
associated mitral stenosis ... Infective/marantic endocarditis ... disease: Collagen vascular ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Short QT LV Aneurysm ... acute myocardial infarction ... "pinched off" as ... Post-cardioversion • Acute aortic ... #cardiology #ecg
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... or dilated) • Valvular ... • Myocardial infarction ... defibrillator as ... #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Skin exam for infection ... - Peripheral vascular ... one post op Cardiology ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... stratification #diagnosis