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Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
Systolic Anterior ... Differential diagnosis ... valve repair or dysfunction ... MitralValve #MV #Cardiology ... #Clinical #POCUS
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Papillary Muscle Dysfunction ... #Murmurs #Cardiology
Causes of Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Always assess for red flags. If no red flags,
of Back Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... bowel or bladder dysfunction ... of neoplasm • Fracture ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Peripheral Vestibular Dysfunction ... Temporal Bone Fracture ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Fibrillation AV nodal dysfunction ... , Sinus nodal dysfunction ... pulmonary HTN, systemic ... Cardiogenic #Shock #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Left-Sided Heart Dysfunction ... : • Systolic ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
heart disease Systolic ... dysfunction Diastolic ... dysfunction ... disorders Others: tumoral ... Classification #Diagnosis #Differential
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Myocardial • Systolic ... Dysfunction • ... Diastolic Dysfunction
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... No features of secondary ... Hyperthyroidism (mainly systolic ... Secondary #HTN #Cardiology
Causes of Dementia / Cognitive Impairment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Affecting Multiple Domains
 • Depression
 • Delirium
Decline
Cognitive Impairment - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... and Behavioral Dysfunction ... Dementia #Neurology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm