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Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... disorders: - aortic ... sclerosis (both heart valve ... Sympathetic overdrive • Elevated ... #cardiology
Quadricuspid Aortic Valve on Echocardiogram

Quadricuspid Aortic valve, a rare cause for severe AR

Dr. Gopalan Rajesh @DrRajeshG1

#Quadricuspid
Quadricuspid Aortic ... Valve on Echocardiogram ... valve, a rare cause ... #Valve #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #PSAX #cardiology
Quadricuspid Aortic Valve on Echocardiogram

Quadricuspid Aortic Valve - very rare, usually presents in the 5-6th decade
Quadricuspid Aortic ... Valve on Echocardiogram ... approx 20% of cases ... #Valve #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
Maneuvers An algorithm ... MVP/MR, mitral valve ... regurgitation; AS, aortic ... Maneuvers #Heart #Cardiology ... #PhysicalExam #
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
disorders: - Aortic ... regurgitation - Aortic ... sclerosis (both heart valve ... overdrive • Elevated ... #cardiology
Intracardiac Rhabdomyomas on Echocardiogram

Huge cardiac masses...initially diagnosed in utero, mass just beneath the aortic valve Anguished
Rhabdomyomas on Echocardiogram ... Huge cardiac masses ... just beneath the aortic ... valve Anguished ... #clinical #cardiology
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
acceleration time; Ao = aorta ... TRPG = tricuspid valve ... notch" with mildy elevated ... cmls) #TTE #Echocardiogram ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Treat underlying cause ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Quincke's Pulse in a patient with a normal echocardiogram (non-valvular)

A 70 y/o man presents with new
with a normal echocardiogram ... 100 mm Hg), and elevated ... Workup for cause ... AorticRegurgitation #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... Fingernails #Nailbed #Cardiology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... Cardiology cannot ... primary disturbance Cardiology ... similar where Cardiology ... #cardiology #echocardiogram