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Parasternal Short axis, fan proximal and look for Aortic Valve in a plane shows all three
"Mercedes Benz Sign ... #AorticValve #Aorta ... #mercedes #sign ... #Echocardiogram ... POCUS #Clinical #cardiology
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs - Differential ... Stenosis: • Aortic ... Systolic #Murmurs #Cardiology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... - Differential ... Valvuoplasty • Aorta ... Dysfunction Chronic - Aorta ... #cardiology
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
Heart Failure - Differential ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Non-lschemic Causes ... Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... systemic HTN, aortic ... Cardiogenic #Shock #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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Abnormalities - Differential ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
Luftsichel Sign ... lobe collapse causes ... collapsed LUL and the aorta ... Since the aorta ... Collapse #clinical #radiology
Figure of 3 Sign - Coarctation of the Aorta on Chest X-Ray

The figure of 3 sign
Coarctation of the Aorta ... appearance of the aorta ... segment of the aorta ... the descending aorta ... XRay #clinical #radiology
Floating Aorta Sign:  Displacement of the abdominal aorta away from the vertebral column. 
On lateral
Floating Aorta Sign ... the abdominal aorta ... posterior to the aorta ... and displace the aorta ... #clinical #radiology
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
- Differential Diagnosis ... include restrictive cardiomyopathy ... physicalexam #diagnosis #cardiology ... #differential # ... causes