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Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs - Differential ... Heart Disease Pulmonary ... Stenosis Mitral ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Murmurs #Cardiology #Differential
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
Primary (organic) chronic ... Leaflet: Rheumatic fever ... , Infective endocarditis ... Secondary (functional) chronic ... Regurgitation #differential
Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Mycoplasma and Viral ... Bronchiectasis - Pulmonary ... Ventricular Failure or Mitral ... Stenosis - Pulmonary ... Cough #Hemoptysis #Differential
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Origin (FUO) - Differential ... • Infectious endocarditis ... EBV • CMV • Viral ... UnknownOrigin #FUO #Chronic ... #Differential #
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... Acute bacterial endocarditis ... • Infective endocarditis ... • Gonococcal endocarditis ... #Patterns #Differential
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
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Subacute bacterial endocarditis ... Wilson's disease Pulmonary ... Spondyloarthropathies, SLE • Pulmonary ... - Bacterial endocarditis ... #joint #pain #differential
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Lung Disease - Differential ... 12 weeks): • Chronic ... Fungal, Parasitic, Viral ... Algorithm #lesion #pulmonary ... #differential
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Involves aortic and mitral ... night sweats, fever ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Persistent bacteremia/fevers
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Causes of Fatigue - Differential ... Infectious • Endocarditis ... Obstructive Pulmonary ... Idiopathic • Chronic ... #Fatigue #Differential