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Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
Myocardial infarction, Dilated ... cardiomyopathy, ... cardiomyopathy ... #differential # ... diagnosis #cardiology
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Prolapse • Dilated ... Ventricle/Annulus • Dilated ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Causes Clinical ... Physical Exam: ↑JVP ... Descents, Rales,+S4, MR ... Heart Disease, Cancer-Related ... #differential #
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
Maneuvers An algorithm ... pulmonary stenosis; MVP ... hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy ... ; MR, mitral regurgitation ... #PhysicalExam #Diagnosis
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
Heart Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Dilated Cardiomyopathies ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Pulsus tardus (delayed ... collapse: • Aortic regurgitation ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Dyspnea - Considerations with Malignancy
Directly Malignancy Related:
 - Lymphangitic spread to lung
 - Malignant pleural effusion
pneumonitis - Cardiomyopathy ... NEJMcps1414168 #dyspnea #algorithm ... #differential # ... diagnosis #oncology ... #cancer #malignancy