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Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Rash - Differential ... Red Flags: • Fever ... Schonlein Purpura - Endocarditis ... #Petechiae #Rash ... #Differential #
Petechial/Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

These rashes can be especially challenging and are
associated with devastating differential
/purpura with fever ... gonococcal disease, endocarditis ... /purpura with fever ... or purpuric rash ... #Purpuric #Rash
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs - Differential ... Pulmonary Stenosis Mitral ... Marfan's Disease Mitral ... • Trauma Mitral ... Murmurs #Cardiology #Differential
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
66 yo presents with petechiae to lower extremities. Pt had mitral
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... presents with petechiae ... Pt had mitral valve ... #MitralValve #Endocarditis ... clinical #cardiology #a4c
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
Leaflet: Rheumatic fever ... , Infective endocarditis ... , Infective endocarditis ... annulus: Rheumatic fever ... Regurgitation #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 ... • Bleeding, petechia ... mononucleosis, infective endocarditis ... Returning #Traveler #differential
ID Approach to Fever and Rash - Diagnostic Algorithm
Central Maculopapular (most common):
Measles, Parvovirus 819 / EBV,
and Rash - Diagnostic ... Leptospirosis, Viral ... Mycoplasma), Infective endocarditis ... Purpura fulminans, Viral ... #Rash #Febrile
Fever and Rash - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Viral: Measles, Infectious Mono (EBV, CMV), Acute HIV,
Fever and Rash - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Framework • Viral ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #Fever ... #Rash #Differential
Maculopapular - Diagnostic Algorithm
Pathophysiology:
- Catch-all term with a wide range of potential pathophysiologic mechanisms and causative
erythroderma, petechiae ... Ill-appearing, vital ... instability - New-onset fever ... #Dermatology #Rash ... Targetoid #Algorithm #Differential