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Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... disease Infective endocarditis ... #stenosis #Causes ... #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
- Differential Diagnosis ... Goodpasture's, SLE Cardiac ... stenosis or regurgitation ... , Tricuspid endocarditis ... #pulmonary #causes
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
• Infective Endocarditis ... • Mitral Regurgitation ... • Mitral Stenosis ... • Tricuspid Stenosis ... #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Involves aortic and mitral ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Treat underlying cause ... than 5 to 7 days after ... #cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
- Most Common Cause ... Minor: • < 25% stenosis ... surgery, endocarditis ... #Embolism #diagnosis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
heart failure • Mitral ... insufficiency, stenosis ... ) • Severe mitral ... Standing up straight after ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential Diagnosis ... involves aortic and mitral ... Septic emboli cause ... than 5 to 7 days after ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases