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Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Absent a wave - Atrial ... fibrillation, sinus ... Flutter waves - Atrial ... Absent y descent - Cardiac ... tamponade #Abnormal
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... • Effusion • Cardiac ... Tamponade* • ... Arrhythmia • Atrial ... Fibrillation
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
• Obstructive arterial ... inspiratory drop in arterial ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... tamponade • AECOPD ... #Algorithm #causes
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
(LV thrombus, LAA ... - Most Common Cause ... venous origin of CE material ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... Fibrillation
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... heart disease Causes ... (≥ 0.12s) with abnormal ... arrhythmia • Atrial ... fibrillation
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
and AL Cardiac ... hypoadrenalism • Nausea ... Amyloid typing Cardiac ... Doppler imaging: Normal-size ... disproportionate atrial