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Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
- Differential ... Infective Endocarditis ... , Rheumatic Fever ... Aortic Aneurysms and ... #Differential #
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... pneumonia • Acute ... • Acute bacterial ... abscess • Sub-acute ... #Patterns #Differential
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Onset Fever - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Abscess: • Head and ... #Fever #Acute ... #Differential #
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... infective endocarditis ... , acute HIV infection ... , Lassa fever, acute ... Returning #Traveler #differential
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
mitral regurgitation ... Culture (+): Acute ... night sweats, fever ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Bacterial or viral infection ... Subacute bacterial endocarditis ... • Aortic regurgitation ... - Bacterial endocarditis ... #joint #pain #differential
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential ... mitral regurgitation ... Culture Positive: • Acute ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... #Differential #
Petechial/Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

These rashes can be especially challenging and are
associated with devastating differential
Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC ... inflammation or infection ... petechiae/purpura with fever ... gonococcal disease, endocarditis ... petechiae/purpura with fever
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... • Rheumatic fever ... • Bacterial endocarditis ... streptococci (rheumatic fever ... #Joint #pain #Differential
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Systemic symptoms and ... signs (e.g., fever ... lesion • CNS infection ... arteritis • Acute