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Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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- Prosthetic valves ... - Aortic valve ... Coarctation of the aorta ... #RiskFactors #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Signs of Pulmonary Hypertension on Chest CT
 • Main PA is dilated and larger than the
Signs of Pulmonary ... Hypertension on ... the ascending aorta ... Carina crossover sign ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Rupture • Endocarditis ... • Pulmonary Hypertension ... Systolic #Murmurs #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
- Differential Diagnosis ... Acute Infective Endocarditis ... Systemic Arterial Hypertension ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #cardiology
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Elderly male with hypertension ... Diagnosis? ... #Flap #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Cardiology
Non-Infective Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis)
Non-infective endocarditis is also known as: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), Aseptic
left-sided heart valves ... pathognomonic signs ... is required for diagnosis ... NBTE #Marantic #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension ... • Evaluate for signs ... #Pulmonary #Hypertension ... Echocardiography #diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
Lateral E/e' <8 • Aortic ... E/e' > 10 • Aortic ... Differentiating #PAH #PVH #Echocardiogram ... #comparison #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pulmonary
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential Diagnosis ... previously stable values ... and signs of end-organ ... renal bruit or signs ... Coarctation of aorta
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
and Pathophysiology ... disorders: - Aortic ... PP and systolic hypertension ... • Infective Endocarditis ... #causes #cardiology