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Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs - Differential ... Hypertension Tricuspid ... Systolic #Murmurs #Cardiology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
annular plane systolic ... and McConnell sign ... view E. 60/60 sign ... acceleration time of pulmonary ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Stenosis • Tricuspid ... Arterial Hypertension ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Hypertension ... • Evaluate for signs ... • Evaluate for causes ... shunt lesions) • Differentiate ... Echocardiography #diagnosis #cardiology
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
other obvious causes ... PPHTN • Peak tricuspid ... m/s • Other signs ... - Mechanism: causes ... #diagnosis #management
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
disorders - Chronic pulmonary ... PP and systolic hypertension ... Infarction • Pulmonary ... Regurgitation) • Tricuspid ... #cardiology
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
Arterial Hypertension ... This case illustrates ... 100% reliable sign ... displaced valve (the tricuspid ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... #cardiology
Severe functional TR (w/o color and CW Doppler) on TTE 2D and 3D
How do we estimate
do we estimate Pulmonary ... PA dilation, short ... triangular (V cutoff sign ... functional #TR #tricuspid ... #3D #clinical #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... heart disease • Hypertensive ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... #cardiology #treatment