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Maneuvers to Identify Systolic Murmurs 
Effect of Squatting and Valsalva:
 - Mitral Valve Prolapse 
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Identify Systolic Murmurs ... Cardiomyopathy - Aortic ... Stenosis #Maneuvers ... Identification #PhysicalExam ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Rheumatic Heart ... #Systolic #Murmurs ... #Cardiology #Differential
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
regurgitation; AS, aortic ... stenosis; VSD, ... #Maneuvers #Heart ... #Cardiology #PhysicalExam ... #Diagnosis
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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- Differential Diagnosis ... beats: • Left heart ... Stenosis: • Anacrotic ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Abnormal pulsation in the neck in the setting of Aortic Coarctation

10 yo male,  his father
absent femoral pulses ... interscapular murmur ... Neck #Pulsation #PhysicalExam ... #Aorta #Clinical ... #Video #Cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
disorders: - Aortic ... regurgitation - Aortic ... Regurgitation • Mitral Stenosis ... • Tricuspid Stenosis ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
the wall of the aorta ... Examine for: • Pulse ... BP • New AR murmur ... opiates • Control heart ... #Dissection #diagnosis
Peripheral Signs of Aortic Regurgitation

Corrigan sign	Prominent carotid and supraclavicular pulsations
Alfred de Musset sign	Head nodding with heart
Peripheral Signs of Aortic ... pupil size with heart ... and diastolic murmur ... Insufficiency #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
narrow proportional pulse ... pressure (pulse ... pressure ratio 0.25), murmur ... regurgitation or stenosis ... #management #cardiology
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
on her chest (photo ... There is an extra heart ... the underlying diagnosis ... and tricuspid stenosis ... Pericarditis #Cardiology