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Causes of Diastolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Early Diastolic:
 • Aortic Regurgitation
 • Pulmonary Regurgitation (Graham-Steell
- Differential ... • Pulmonary Regurgitation ... Mid-Diastolic: • Mitral ... Diastolic: • Mitral ... #Cardiology #Differential
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs ... - Differential ... Marfan's Disease Mitral ... #Systolic #Murmurs ... #Cardiology #Differential
Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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- Aortic valve ... disease - Mitral ... regurgitation ... #RiskFactors #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
Cardiac Murmurs ... valve prolapse/ ... mitral regurgitation ... regurgitation; ... Maneuvers #Heart #Cardiology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
fever, Infective endocarditis ... • Prosthetic valve ... annulus valve: ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #causes
Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
Aortic and Mitral ... in Endocarditis ... stethoscope would hear a murmur ... #Endocarditis # ... PLAX #clinical #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 ... • New cardiac murmur ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
- Differential ... Acute Infective Endocarditis ... Acute Prosthetic Valve ... Infection: Infective Endocarditis ... #Differential #
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... sclerosis (both heart valve ... • Infective Endocarditis ... • Mitral Regurgitation ... • Mitral Stenosis
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Infective/marantic endocarditis ... valve - Secondary ... #Mitral #Regurgitation ... Primary #Functional #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology