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Causes of Diastolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Early Diastolic:
 • Aortic Regurgitation
 • Pulmonary Regurgitation (Graham-Steell
Causes of Diastolic ... Murmurs - Differential ... Regurgitation • Pulmonary ... • Severe Aortic ... Diastolic #Murmurs #Cardiology
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
Heart Failure - Differential ... • Uncontrolled Severe ... (Severe) Impaired ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs - Differential ... Heart Disease Pulmonary ... Systolic #Murmurs #Cardiology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Massive Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Definition: 150-600 mL over 24 hours
Differential Diagnosis:
 • Tracheobronchial:
Primary Vascular: Pulmonary ... Vasculitis, Mitral Stenosis ... Coagulopathy 4) Reverse ... Diagnosis #Management #pulmonary ... #criticalcare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Non-hemorrhagic • Severe ... - Acute MI - Severe ... exacerbation (any cause ... flow) - Massive pulmonary ... Classification #Table #CriticalCare
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
stenosis Rheumatic ... shortened chordae Severe ... Thick MV with stenosis ... #differential # ... cardiology
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... conditions) • Severe ... hypovolemia - Severe ... - Chronic pulmonary ... #cardiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Pressure Waveforms - Differential ... atrial myxoma, pulmonary ... pericarditis, severe ... Waveforms #JVP #Differential ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
conditions) • Severe ... disorders - Chronic pulmonary ... Infarction • Pulmonary ... • Tricuspid Stenosis ... #cardiology
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
thickened pleura in severe ... cases - Dynamic ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #differential # ... #signs #Lung #POCUS