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CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
Preserved Diastolic/Systolic ... Transient Myocardial Ischemia ... Transient Myocardial Ischemia ... CHF #LeftSided #HeartFailure ... #causes
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Dysfunction • Ischemia ... #Murmurs #Cardiology ... #causes
Lancisi's Sign on Neck Examination in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation

Semiology of severe tricuspid insufficiency : venous pulse
Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation ... giant v” waves and systolic ... #Neck #JVP #Clinical ... #Video #PhysicalExam ... #Cardiology
Lancisi’s Sign in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation

A 60-year-old man presented with progressive dyspnea and weight gain. A
It is caused by ... during ventricular systole ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical ... #Video #Neck #Jugular ... #JVP #Cardiology
Müller's sign is the pulsation or bobbing of the uvula that occurs during systole.  It
occurs during systole ... Müller's sign is caused ... insufficiency #regurgitation ... #uvula #clinical ... #video #PhysicalExam
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Functional Mitral Regurgitation ... primary mitral regurgitation ... - Secondary to systemic ... - Ischemic MR ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Lancisi’s Sign in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation

A large venous wave, or Giant V wave, is visible in
It is caused by ... during ventricular systole ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical ... #Video #Neck #Jugular ... #Cardiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes ... Clinical: Dyspnea ... Physical Exam: ↑JVP ... Cardiomyopathy, Systemic ... #algorithm
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
aortic and mitral regurgitation ... Vascular: • Systemic ... Early embolic/ischemic ... + Systemic anticoagulation ... Marantic: Emboli > Regurgitation
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
cannot, coronary ischemia ... treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical