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Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... failure: - Hyperthyroidism ... Sepsis #Wide #Pulse ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #cardiology
Dancing Carotids - Corrigan's Pulse in severe Aortic Regurgitation on Physical Exam

Patient referred for palpitations and
Carotids - Corrigan's Pulse ... Patient referred for palpitations ... Exam matters... pulse ... pressure > 80 mmHg ... #video #neck #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Widened Pulse Pressure ... Pulse Pressure = ... Pulse Pressure = ... heart failure: - Hyperthyroidism ... #cardiology
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... HYPOVOLAEMIA • HYPERTHYROIDISM ... Nrtaylor101 #Palpitations ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Pulse Abnormalities ... - Variation in pulse ... drop in arterial pressure ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
and Secondary Causes ... Repeatedly normal blood pressure ... aldosteronism) • Hyperthyroidism ... hypertension) • Hypothyroidism ... Secondary #HTN #Cardiology
Quincke's Pulse in a patient with a normal echocardiogram (non-valvular)

A 70 y/o man presents with new
Quincke's Pulse ... pressure (~100 ... Workup for cause ... EtOH causes thiamine ... Fingernails #Nailbed #Cardiology
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
stimulus, check pulse ... : • If no pulse ... • If pulse present ... Consider known drug causes ... Management #Workup #Cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
twitching CARDIAC CAUSES ... • Bradycardia caused ... NON-CARDIAC CAUSES ... Vasovagal syndrome • Hyperthyroidism ... #Cardiology #Differential
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Endocrine: • Hypothyroidism ... Raised Intracranial Pressure ... Spondylarthropathies Other causes ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #cardiology #BRADI