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Aortic Stenosis Grading on echocardiography
The cut-offs for grading can be found in table 1. Discrepancies are
Aortic Stenosis ... can be found in table ... and are usually caused ... #Stenosis #AorticStenosis ... #Classification
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
Stenosis in Adults ... stenosis (AS) as ... >50 mmHg (2) (Table ... #Stenosis #AorticStenosis ... #Classification
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... , webs) Aortic ... Papillary Muscle Dysfunction ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Obstruction • Aortic ... Stenosis - Ischemic ... Infarction • Stable ... Non-lschemic • Aortic
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Myocardial • Systolic Dysfunction ... • Diastolic Dysfunction ... Valvular • Stenosis ... Artery Disease • Stable
Aortic Stenosis Severity Classification

Mild AS:
 • Valve Area > 1.5 cm2
 • Mean Gradient < 20
Aortic Stenosis ... Severity Classification ... #Stenosis #Severity ... #Classification ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #Table
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
Differential Diagnosis by Classification ... Mechanical • Aortic ... stenosis • ... Differential #Diagnosis #Classification ... #Table #Causes
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Classification ... END-ORGAN DYSFUNCTION ... Mechanical → severe aortic ... Hemorrhagic → leading ... warm #wet #dry #table
Pressure Recovery (PR). 
When the ventricle contracts, blood flow converges beyond the aortic valve (AV) at
laminar in its central ... sinuses around the central ... In aortic stenosis ... However, is some cases ... of aortic stenosis
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
-(rare), Valve dysfunction ... intravenous drug use, Central ... in up to 30% of cases ... common, Aortic ... Marantic #diagnosis #table