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Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Diagnosis Acute ... Valvuoplasty • Aorta ... • Structural: Calcific ... Dysfunction Chronic - Aorta ... #cardiology
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... - Table of Cardiac ... View (A4C) • Inferior ... • SC Abdominal Aorta ... Echocardiogram #Heart
Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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Prosthetic valves - Aortic ... Coarctation of the aorta ... Indwelling right heart ... #RiskFactors #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
the wall of the aorta ... disease • Cardiac ... opiates • Control heart ... #Dissection #diagnosis ... #management #vascular
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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Abnormalities - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... beats: • Left heart ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... #Differential #
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
Intra-Aortic Balloon ... into the thoracic aorta ... sync with the cardiac ... Balloon #Pump #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Oropharyngeal and Esophageal Causes of Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
 • Neuromuscular causes: CVA/CNS tumor/ALS, Parkinson's,
of Dysphagia - Differential ... Diagnosis Oropharyngeal ... mass, enlarged aorta ... /heart Dr. ... #Diagnosis #causes
Parasternal Long Axis view with measurement. Note the right ventricle (RV), interventricular septum (S), left ventricle
left atrium (LA), anterior ... leaflet (*), and aorta ... descending deep to the heart ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Parasternal
Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management 
Source:
Right heart dysfunction ... and failure in heart ... mechanisms and management ... Ao, aorta; DTI, ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
5 T’s Mnemonic for Causes of an Anterior Mediastinal Mass Differential Diagnosis

Thymus - Thymoma, Thymic Carcinoma.
Mediastinal Mass Differential ... Diagnosis Thymus ... Cancer Thoracic Aorta ... - Aortic Aneurysm ... #Diagnosis #Radiology