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Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs - Differential ... Heart Disease Pulmonary ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Murmurs #Cardiology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Tuberculosis - Lung ... Cancer of the Lung ... Ventricular Failure or Mitral ... Cough #Hemoptysis #Differential ... #Causes #Table
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... Leaflet: Rheumatic fever ... , Infective endocarditis ... Regurgitation #differential ... diagnosis #cardiology #causes
Causes of Nail Clubbing - Mnemonic 
Cyanotic Heart Disease, Cystic Fibrosis
Lung Cancer, Lung abscess 
Ulcerative Colitis
Causes of Nail Clubbing ... Cystic Fibrosis Lung ... Mesothelioma Infective Endocarditis ... , Idiopathic Pulmonary ... Nails #Mnemonic #Differential
Causes of Hemoptysis - BATTLE CAMP Mnemonic:

Bronchitis 
Bronchiectasis 
Aspergilloma 
Tumor 
Tuberculosis 
Lung abscess 
Emboli (pulmonary) 
Coagulopathy
Causes of Hemoptysis ... Tuberculosis Lung ... abscess Emboli (pulmonary ... Alveolar hemorrhage Mitral ... #Differential #
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... Acute bacterial endocarditis ... Non-Infectious Causes ... Brucellosis • Liver or lung ... #Patterns #Differential
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... Origin (FUO) - Differential ... • Infectious endocarditis ... #FUO #Chronic #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Hemoptysis - Differential ... • Valvular (Mitral ... regurgitation, Tricuspid endocarditis ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary ... #causes
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... infection, infective endocarditis ... melioidosis, typhoid, pulmonary ... eosinophilia - Tropical pulmonary ... Returning #Traveler #differential
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... Involves aortic and mitral ... night sweats, fever ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential