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Causes of Diastolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Early Diastolic:
 • Aortic Regurgitation
 • Pulmonary Regurgitation (Graham-Steell
Diastolic Murmurs - Differential ... Murmur) • Atrial Myxoma ... • Myxoma # ... Diastolic #Murmurs #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Pressure Waveforms - Differential ... , right atrial myxoma ... , right atrial myxoma ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #cardiology
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Disease - Differential ... • Renal artery stenosis ... ) • Multiple myeloma ... Hyperphosphatemia #CKD ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology #Differential
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral stenosis ... changes, chronic kidney ... tumor (left atrial myxoma ... Causes #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
TR, tricuspid regurgitation ... PS, pulmonary stenosis ... regurgitation; AS, aortic stenosis ... Maneuvers #Heart #Cardiology ... #PhysicalExam #
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... Algorithm and Differential ... blood count with differential ... myoglobin • Myeloma ... imaging #Acute #Kidney
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... Spondylolisthesis • Spinal stenosis ... , thyroid, and myeloma ... collection • Kidney ... #Back #Pain #Differential
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Hypertension - Differential ... parenchymal disease - CKD ... bilateral renal artery stenosis ... Secondary #HTN #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential ... PE, tricuspid stenosis ... , and severe TR ... Kussmauls #Sign #physicalexam ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... Worse outcomes in CKD ... Regurgitation • Mitral Stenosis ... • Tricuspid Stenosis ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology