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Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... Diagnosis Physiologic ... Chronic pulmonary diseases ... Arteriovenous fistula ... #cardiology
Congenital Heart Disorders - Classification and Differential Algorithm

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Congenital #Heart #Disorders
Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Diseases #Classification ... #Differential # ... Algorithm #Diagnosis ... Peds #Pediatrics #Cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
: • Valvular disorders ... Arteriovenous fistula ... coronary heart disease ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... #causes #cardiology
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
Diagnosis Obesity ... Arteriovenous Fistula ... Acquired (e.g., iHD ... Myeloproliferative Disorders ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Obstructive arterial disease ... Abnormalities #Disorders ... #Cardiology #Differential
Etiologies of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
 - Genetic 
 - Storage diseases 
 - Neuromuscular and mitochondrial disorders
Genetic - Storage diseases ... mitochondrial disorders ... - Malformation syndromes ... cardiomyopathy #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
structural heart disease ... Drugs, Electrolyte disorders ... Cardiac #Arrest #cardiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes
Vertebral Body Abnormalities

A sheet of common (and uncommon) vertebral body findings, because a completely “normal” spine
Morquio Syndrome ... Abnormalities #Radiology ... #MSK #Pathology ... Anomalies #Spine #Diagnosis ... #differential
Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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- Aortic valve disease ... Arteriovenous fistula ... endocarditis - Marfan syndrome ... #RiskFactors #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME ... • METABOLIC DISORDER ... PSYCHIATRIC • ANXIETY DISORDER ... Palpitations #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology