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Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
Primary and Secondary ... Causes of Mitral ... Regurgitation Primary ... Regurgitation #differential ... diagnosis #cardiology #causes
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... clots ➔ Lower Urinary ... : • Infection ... #Hematuria #Differential ... #urology #nephrology
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Rash - Differential ... Abnormalities in primary ... Schonlein Purpura - Endocarditis ... for hepatitis B and
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Causes of Primary ... of primary mitral ... mitral stenosis - Infective ... /marantic endocarditis ... #Differential #
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential ... procedures - Infection ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... unclear, or if a primary ... Platelet #Disorders #Differential
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
Algorithm and Differential ... suggests calculi/infection ... RBC’s, RBC/WBC casts ... throughout (upper urinary ... Diagnosis #EM #IM #Urology
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Primary and Secondary ... Differential Diagnosis ... Systemic N - Neurologic ... Sensitivity ETOH Infection ... #causes #primary
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Causes of Acute ... Prerenal, Renal, and ... Inflammatory disease • Infection ... Postrenal #Failure #Differential ... #Nephrology
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Endocarditis (BCNIE ... but important causes ... factors: - Serology ... #Endocarditis # ... diagnosis #differential
Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
or metastases, Infection ... Histiocytosis and ... uropathy, Metabolic causes ... Classification #Types #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Differential