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Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
fever, Infective endocarditis ... fever, Infective endocarditis ... leak, Infective endocarditis ... #differential # ... diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
- Differential ... Infective Endocarditis ... Infection: Infective Endocarditis ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Lancisi's Sign - Severe Trisuspid Regurgitation on neck JVP examination.

What's the valvular lesion? 

Those are giant
on neck JVP examination ... Those are giant ... PhysicalExam #Clinical #Video ... Neck #Jugular #JVP ... #Cardiology
Lancisi's Sign - Severe Trisuspid Regurgitation on neck JVP examination.

What's the valvular lesion?  Here's the
on neck JVP examination ... Those are giant ... PhysicalExam #Clinical #Video ... Neck #Jugular #JVP ... #Cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... Diagnoses: • Acute ... • Infective Endocarditis ... Pulse #Pressure #Differential ... 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 ... Blood cultures are ... Culture (+): Acute ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Functional Mitral Regurgitation ... Infective/marantic endocarditis ... disease): Leaflets are ... Primary #Functional #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Quincke's Pulse in a patient with a normal echocardiogram (non-valvular)

A 70 y/o man presents with new
, and elevated JVP ... is identified (video ... ) and AV shunt are ... highest on my differential ... Fingernails #Nailbed #Cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential ... Blood cultures are ... Culture Positive: • Acute ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #cardiology
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
a rigid chest cage ... pulmonary edema in acute ... mitral regurgitation ... lung #diseases #differential ... #STARCHASERS #radiology