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Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Regurgitation - Differential ... Acute Infective Endocarditis ... Injury to Root Chronic ... , Rheumatic Fever ... Valve Dysfunction Chronic
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Unknown Origin (FUO ... ) - Differential ... • Giant cell arteritis ... • Infectious endocarditis ... #Chronic #Differential
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
• Ischemic optic ... Subacute bacterial endocarditis ... • Aortic regurgitation ... - Bacterial endocarditis ... #joint #pain #differential
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... • Rheumatic fever ... • Bacterial endocarditis ... Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... and mitral regurgitation ... night sweats, fever ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... block, annular or aortic
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
acute rheumatic fever ... • Chronic - Think ... • Acute = Viral ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup #differential
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential ... Ovarian CA, involves aortic ... and mitral regurgitation ... night sweats, fever ... #Differential #
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... < 30 years • Aorta ... ): • Aorta and ... Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... urticaria, recent viral