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Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Regurgitation - Differential ... Endocarditis, Acute ... Prosthetic Valve ... : Infective Endocarditis ... , Rheumatic Fever
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
Primary (organic) chronic ... , Infective endocarditis ... , Infective endocarditis ... annulus valve: ... Regurgitation #differential
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Associated with Joint Pain ... infection • ... Inflammation of ear ... Cardiovascular system • Mitral ... #differential #
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Origin (FUO) - Differential ... • Giant cell arteritis ... • Infectious endocarditis ... UnknownOrigin #FUO #Chronic ... #Differential #
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
- Arthritis Differential ... Infection • ... • Rheumatic fever ... • Bacterial endocarditis ... Joint #pain #Differential
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Ear Pain (Otalgia ... ) - Differential ... associated with infection ... Mastoiditis • Viral ... , weight loss, fever
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 ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Criteria • ↑ ESR ... Persistent bacteremia/fevers
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint Pain ... acute rheumatic fever ... • Chronic - Think ... • Acute = Viral ... approach #workup #differential
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Vasculitis: • Fevers ... Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... urticaria, recent viral ... infection, drug
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential ... involves aortic and mitral ... night sweats, fever ... Criteria • ↑ ESR ... #Endocarditis #Differential