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Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
- Differential Diagnosis ... Degenerative (Tricuspid ... • Ebstein's Anomaly ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
Ebstein Anomaly on Echocardiogram

Ebstein anomaly. The tricuspid valve is ALWAYS more apically displaced than the mitral
on Echocardiogram ... The tricuspid valve ... commonest congenital cause ... of tricuspid regurgitation ... the origin of TR
Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management 
Source:
diameter; TAPSE, tricuspid ... systolic excursion; TR ... , tricuspid regurgitation ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Echocardiogram
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
TR, tricuspid regurgitation ... Heart #Cardiology #PhysicalExam ... #Diagnosis
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
ventricle (RV), tricuspid ... forward flow like tricuspid ... “cannon waves” caused ... - ‘c’ wave (TV cusps ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
- Differential Diagnosis ... infarction, massive PE, tricuspid ... stenosis, and severe TR ... Kussmauls #Sign #physicalexam ... #differential #causes
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
other obvious causes ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... artery pressure via tricuspid ... PPHTN • Peak tricuspid ... - Mechanism: causes
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
the underlying diagnosis ... Causes = RV failure ... pericarditis (this case ... ), and tricuspid ... Kussmauls #Sign #PhysicalExam
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Evaluate severity of TR ... • Evaluate for causes ... Echocardiography #diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential Diagnosis ... Physiologic Causes ... Pathologic Causes ... Worse outcomes in CKD ... Regurgitation) • Tricuspid