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Causes of Copper Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis
Hereditary: 
 - Menkes disease, familial hypoceruloplasminemia
Decreased / Inadequate Intake:
Causes of Copper ... infants Increased copper ... Malabsorption conditions ... with inadequate copper ... supplements #Copper
Tricuspid Regurgitation and ASD on POCUS Echocardiogram
Crossing the streams: What are the two abnormal sources of
and ASD on POCUS ... abnormal sources of Doppler ... and ASD with L ... to R flow, ASD was ... #a4c #clinical
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... Physiologic Causes ... Pregnancy • Well-conditioned ... both heart valve conditions ... • Infective Endocarditis
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... • Therefore, conditions ... predisposition of conditions ... in acute mitral regurgitation ... #diseases #differential
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... mitral regurgitation ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia 
 • due to motor disorders affecting the pharyngeal muscles
 • Acute or gradual
Aspiration into the lungs ... or regurgitation ... neuromuscular conditions ... #dysphagia #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... - Renal Duplex Doppler ... under standardized conditions ... under standard conditions ... #Hypertension #Differential
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Mitral Regurgitation ... primary mitral regurgitation ... Infective/marantic endocarditis ... : Dilated CMP, long-standing ... #Functional #Differential
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Other Conditions ... Subacute bacterial endocarditis ... • Interstitial lung ... • Shrinking lung ... #joint #pain #differential
The pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. 1 – In an initiating phase, there is lung alveolar
phase, there is lung ... bind the Arg-Gly-Asp ... – Under these conditions ... , fibroblasts differentiate ... AEC = alveolar epithelial