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Restrictive Cardiomyopathy vs Constrictive Pericarditis
 - Mitral inflow
 - Tricuspid inflow
 - Hepatic vein flow
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Cardiomyopathy vs Constrictive ... flow - Mitral annulus ... Cardiomyopathy #Constrictive
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
Constrictive Pericarditis ... Answer: patient has constrictive ... medial mitral annulus ... bounce and other constrictive ... Constrictive pericarditis-dx
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
velocity of tricuspid annulus ... velocity of tricuspid annulus ... velocity of tricuspid annulus ... TAPSE = tricuspid annular ... Decreased tricuspid annular
3T Cardiac MRI of Barlow's mitral valve disease demonstrating classic prolapse (thickened leaflets >5 mm), mitral
>5 mm), mitral annular ... of the mitral annulus
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Constrictive Pericarditis ... classic features of constrictive ... septal mitral annular ... findings suggest constrictive ... OKiamanesh #Constrictive
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs - Differential ... Regurgitation - Leaflet/Annulus ... Right Ventricle/Annulus ... Murmurs #Cardiology #Differential
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
prolapse beyond the annular ... - Mitral annular ... malcoaptation and annulus ... MV annulus may be ... Primary #Functional #Differential
Ascites Differential Diagnosis Table - Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG)

SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 • Cirrhosis
 • Portal
Ascites Differential ... budd-chiari • CHF • Constrictive ... MatthewHoMD #Ascites #Differential
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Physiological - Simple Anisocoria ( <O.5mm)
 - Anisocoria equal
Pupillary Defects - Differential ... opthalmoplegia, Constriction ... Postganglionic - Constriction ... Junction - No constriction ... Pupils #Defects #Differential
Pathophysiology Of Constriction
Exaggerated Ventricular Interdependence:
 • Limited Cardiac Filling due to Fixed Volume → Septum Shifts
Pathophysiology Of Constriction ... expiration ↓ • Constriction ... - With constriction ... capillaries but constriction ... #constrictive #