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Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Papillary Muscle Dysfunction ... #Systolic #Murmurs ... #causes
Conductive Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Normal Otoscopy - Middle Ear:
 • Otosclerosis
 • Congenital (Ossicular
Conductive Hearing ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Eustachian Tube Dysfunction ... #Conductive ... #Causes
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... Myxomatous (MVP), Connective ... Myxomatous (MVP), Connective ... deterioration, Occluder dysfunction ... diagnosis #cardiology #causes
Male Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erectile Dysfunction
 - Psychological
    •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Psychological • Performance ... Disease • Connective ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... endocrinology #causes
Tinnitus - Subjective (heard only by patient) - 90% - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unilateral On Audiogram -
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Metabolic Causes ... : Thyroid Dysfunction ... Idiopathic Bilateral - Conductive ... #Causes
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... with: - Connective ... Left-Sided Heart Dysfunction ... #Causes
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• New cardiac murmur ... Septic Emboli Cause ... ESR, CRP • EKG: Conduction ... Treat underlying cause ... Surgery: • Valvular dysfunction
Figure. An approach to the diagnostic use of echocardiography (echo). Rx indicates prescription; TEE, transesophageal
echocardiography; and
previously known heart murmur ... , new murmur, heart ... other stigmata of endocarditis ... secondary ventricular dysfunction ... Echocardiogram #TTE #TEE #Algorithm
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
• New cardiac murmur ... Septic emboli cause ... ESR, CRP • EKG: Conduction ... Treat underlying cause ... Surgery: • Valvular dysfunction
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Performance thorough ... irregular rhythm, new murmur ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... with valvular dysfunction ... or LV dysfunction