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Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... Pathologic: • Valvular disorders ... - aortic regurgitation ... Myeloproliferative disorders ... Diagnosis #causes #cardiology
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Severe Aortic Regurgitation ... - Differential ... Dissection, Traumatic Injury ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... : • Valvular disorders ... Myeloproliferative disorders ... Pulse #Pressure #Differential ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Abnormalities - Differential ... collapse: • Aortic regurgitation ... Abnormalities #Disorders ... #Cardiology #Differential
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... • Muscular Injury ... • Somatoform Disorder ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Functional Mitral Regurgitation ... primary mitral regurgitation ... papillary muscle injury ... Primary #Functional #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
 •
Hypertensive Disorders ... evidence of organ injury ... finding of organ injury ... #Hypertensive #Disorders ... #differential #
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
granulomatous disorders ... in acute mitral regurgitation ... lung #diseases #differential ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
aortic and mitral regurgitation ... Septic Emboli Cause Injury ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Marantic: Emboli > Regurgitation ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... Severe mitral regurgitation ... Severe aortic regurgitation ... Psychiatric: • Panic disorder ... #Differential #