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Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
Primary and Secondary ... Rheumatic fever, Infective ... endocarditis, Myxomatous ... endocarditis, Ring ... #differential #diagnosis
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Heart Failure • Infective ... Endocarditis ... • Mitral Regurgitation ... • Mitral Stenosis ... Infarction • Pulmonary
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Parenchyma: • Infection ... • Valvular (Mitral ... stenosis or regurgitation ... , Tricuspid endocarditis ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... , infective endocarditis ... melioidosis, typhoid, pulmonary ... eosinophilia - Tropical pulmonary ... endocarditis
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Regurgitation ( ... stenosis - Infective ... /marantic endocarditis ... #Mitral #Regurgitation ... Primary #Functional #Differential
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
mitral regurgitation ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... Marantic: Emboli > Regurgitation
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
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential ... mitral regurgitation ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... #Differential #
The pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. 1 – In an initiating phase, there is lung alveolar
of idiopathic pulmonary ... Released in an inactive ... bind the Arg-Gly-Asp ... conditions, fibroblasts differentiate ... AEC = alveolar epithelial
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... By: - Chronic Infection ... or more joints Viral ... • Bacterial endocarditis ... #Diagnosis #MSK