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Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
Severity of Aortic ... aortic valve area (AVA ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... AorticStenosis #Classification ... #Severity #Criteria
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
Mechanical Complications ... affected • Assess severity ... Infarction #acuteMI #cardiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #timeline
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Diagnosis: • Rheumatic ... • Nonbacterial thrombotic ... destructive lesion • Complications ... #management #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... should be done on diagnosis ... Thromboembolic complications ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Differential diagnosis of TB.
Primary TB: Acute bacterial pneumonia
Secondary TB: Sarcoidosis, Silicosis, Pneumoconiosis
Endobronchial spread of TB: Bronchopneumonia,
Differential diagnosis ... medullary thyroid ca ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #MiliaryTB #Comparison
Causes of Toxic Megacolon - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Ulcerative colitis, Crohn's colitis
Toxic Megacolon - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (complicating ... Overdistension during ... radiology, Chemotherapy
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... destructive lesion • Complications ... #Endocarditis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Ventricular Outpouchings - Differential Diagnosis
Recess has narrow neck and does not reach half of myocardial wall
Outpouchings - Differential ... Diagnosis Recess ... myocardial wall; during ... #Diagnosis #classification ... cleft #aneurysm #cardiology