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Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
- Differential Diagnosis ... Traumatic Injury to Root ... Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome ... Loeys-Dietz, Sporadic Thoracic ... #Causes #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pathologic Causes: • Valvular ... with an increased risk ... • Increased risk ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
aortic and mitral regurgitation ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... insult due to vascular ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... #management #cardiology
TiMi and GRACE Risk scores for mortality in Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS). 

Abbreviations: ACS, acute coronary
TiMi and GRACE Risk ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Cr, creatinine; ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Risk #Scores #
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... rapidly over a short ... is reflected by ECG ... changes and a rise ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Obtain EKG if: ... - Peripheral vascular ... one post op Cardiology ... upper abdominal/thoracic ... stratification #diagnosis
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
nodes • Roth’s spots ... Cholesterol emboli syndrome ... insult due to vascular ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
with increased risk ... de pointes • Short ... WolffParkinson-White syndrome ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #diagnosis #system
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
exam • 12-lead ECG ... myocarditis • Valvular ... Severe mitral regurgitation ... Severe aortic regurgitation ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
associated with a high risk ... Epsilon #clinical #diagnosis ... or short QT syndrome ... • Risk stratification ... #cardiology #differential