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Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... sclerosis (both heart valve ... High output heart failure ... - Chronic pulmonary ... #cardiology
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
Valve Phased ... heart strain (pulmonary ... echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #POCUS ... #labeled #anatomy
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Bradycardia - Differential ... Hyperkalemia Pulmonary ... Tachy-Brady syndrome • Aortic ... Valve Endocarditis ... #cardiology #BRADI
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
disorders: - Aortic ... regurgitation - Aortic ... sclerosis (both heart valve ... High output heart failure ... #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... New-onset Heart Failure ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Papillary muscle rupture on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C

Rare case! 70M recent MI with acute resp failure
with acute resp failure ... and pulmonary edema ... Labeled Video ... Echocardiogram #A4C #clinical ... #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... • Mitral valve ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... #Palpitations #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... excretion (e.g., urine ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... output - Acute pulmonary ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... Ovarian CA, involves aortic ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... Septic emboli cause ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
This case illustrates ... apically displaced valve ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #s4c ... #pocus