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Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
• Tricuspid Regurgitation ... • Diffuse Lung ... Arterial Hypertension ... RHF #RightSided #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Differential
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
heart function (JVD ... S3, tricuspid regurgitation ... thromboembolic material ... Ventilation-perfusion lung ... Thromboendarterectomy #diagnosis #management
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
, verrucous) - Lung ... aortic and mitral regurgitation ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology