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Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
- Differential ... Endocarditis, Acute ... : Infective Endocarditis ... , Rheumatic Fever ... Aortic Aneurysms and
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
infection • ... Cardiovascular system • Mitral ... regurgitation and ... infection, Amyloidosis ... #joint #pain #differential
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
Primary and Secondary ... Leaflet: Rheumatic fever ... , Infective endocarditis ... , Infective endocarditis ... #differential #diagnosis
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... Juvenile idiopathic arthritis ... • Infective endocarditis ... • Rheumatoid arthritis ... #Patterns #Differential
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Origin (FUO) - Differential ... • Giant cell arteritis ... • Infectious endocarditis ... Infection: • ... #FUO #Chronic #Differential
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... HIV, hepatitis B and ... infective endocarditis ... endocarditis ... Returning #Traveler #differential
ID Approach to Fever and Rash - Diagnostic Algorithm
Central Maculopapular (most common):
Measles, Parvovirus 819 / EBV,
ID Approach to Fever ... and Rash - Diagnostic ... Leptospirosis, Viral ... , Mycoplasma), Infective ... endocarditis, Drug
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
mitral regurgitation ... night sweats, fever ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... Persistent bacteremia/fevers
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... Heart Failure • Infective ... Endocarditis ... • Mitral Regurgitation ... • Mitral Stenosis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Approach to Joint ... Differential Diagnosis ... By: - Chronic Infection ... • Rheumatic fever ... • Bacterial endocarditis