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Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
and Left Atrial ... (a4c) Mitral ... of underlying cardiac ... #Atrial #Thrombus ... #clinical #cardiology
Causes of Diastolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Early Diastolic:
 • Aortic Regurgitation
 • Pulmonary Regurgitation (Graham-Steell
Causes of Diastolic ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Flint Murmur) • Atrial ... Diastolic #Murmurs #Cardiology ... #causes
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Diagnosis - Absent ... , right atrial myxoma ... , right atrial myxoma ... Absent y descent - Cardiac ... #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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- Diagnosis, Causes ... - Ischemia (cardiac ... enlargement or myxoma ... Fibrillation #AFib #Diagnosis ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Thrombosis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... : - Atrial thrombus ... septic emboli) - Myxoma ... coagulation and other causes
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
myxoma)/ball valve ... thrombus - When ... #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential # ... cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Fibroelastoma), Mass (Myxoma ... - Most Common Cause ... Minor: • < 25% stenosis ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... #differential #
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Important to determine and treat the etiology behind because
Causes of Ischemic ... Valvular: Mitral stenosis ... • Structural: myxoma ... , thrombus, recent ... #Diagnosis #causes
Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Non-lschemic Causes ... hemochromatosis) Valvular Stenosis ... Supraventricular/Atrial ... Cardiogenic #Shock #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Cardiac Masses - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Myxoma
 • Papillary Fibroelastoma
 • Rhabdomyoma
 • Fibroma
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Cardiac Masses - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Framework • Myxoma ... #Masses #Differential ... #Diagnosis #cardiology