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Jugular Venous Pressure Waveform Patterns
A. Tricuspid Regurgitation
B. Tricuspid Stenosis
C. Constrictive Pericarditis
D. Atrial Septal Defect
E. Atrial Fibrillation
F.
Complete AV Block ... Waveform #Patterns #JVP ... #Cardiology #diagnosis ... #differential
Causes of Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Narrow Complex - Regular:
 • Sinus tachycardia
 • Atrial flutter
Causes of Tachycardia ... - Differential ... #Tachycardia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #cardiology
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
Tachycardia - Differential ... whether AF is cause ... Tx: Underlying cause ... #Tachycardia #Differential ... #cardiology
Narrow Complex Tachycardias (Simplified)

Irregular Narrow Complex Tachycardia:
 1. Atrial fibrillation
	- Usually the correct answer
 2. Multifocal
Narrow Complex Tachycardias ... Irregular Narrow Complex ... #Tachycardias #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #cardiology
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
to diagnose the case ... excludes other differentials ... of narrow complex ... #PhysicalExam #JVP ... #Cardiology #Neck
Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
Wide Complex Tachycardia ... • Wide Complex ... WCT #diagnosis #cardiology ... electrocardiogram #definition #differential ... #causes
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Arrhythmias - Differential ... bpm) - Narrow Complex ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... ), Myxomatous (MVP ... Regurgitation #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes #primary
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential ... Typically the JVP ... or increase in JVP ... physicalexam #diagnosis #cardiology ... causes
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Cardiovascular Causes ... • Herpes Simplex ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... #Differential #