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Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Benign ... Papillary Muscle Dysfunction ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Acute Infective Endocarditis ... Injury to Root Chronic ... Chronic - Aorta
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... Primary (organic) chronic ... deterioration, Occluder dysfunction ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pericardial ... • Stenosis • Regurgitation ... #Algorithm #Causes
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential Diagnosis ... Physiologic Causes ... disorders - Chronic ... • Infective Endocarditis ... ) • Tricuspid
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... Stenosis • Tricuspid ... Regurgitation ... #Algorithm #causes
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
aortic and mitral regurgitation ... Treat underlying cause ... Substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... Marantic: Emboli > Regurgitation ... Surgery: • Valvular dysfunction
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Functional Mitral Regurgitation ... Infective/marantic endocarditis ... Age-related changes, chronic ... malcoaptation and annulus dysfunction ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Male Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erectile Dysfunction
 - Psychological
    •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Erectile ... Sensate • Focus ... Amphetamines) Chronic ... #causes
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
aortic and mitral regurgitation ... Treat underlying cause ... substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... Marantic: Emboli > Regurgitation ... Surgery: • Valvular dysfunction