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Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
Causes of Mitral ... Regurgitation Primary ... annulus valve: ... cardiomyopathy - VA Joint ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... - Differential ... Acute Prosthetic Valve ... , Rheumatic Fever ... Inflammatory: Lupus
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Pain - Differential ... PainViral ... like rash) • Primary ... Infection • Endocarditis ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Causes of Primary ... primary mitral regurgitation ... mitral regurgitation ... #Mitral #Regurgitation ... #Causes #Primary
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Subacute bacterial endocarditis ... Cardiovascular system • Mitral ... regurgitation and ... - Bacterial endocarditis ... #pain #differential
Endocarditis Summary

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

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

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... acute rheumatic fever ... spondyloarthropathies, lupus ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup #differential
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
) - Differential ... Mastoiditis • Viral ... Temporomandibular joint ... , weight loss, fever ... the tragus to differentiate
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
) Inflammatory joint ... pain (especially ... the face (many differential ... ; sometimes « viral ... 9) Unexplained fever
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Abnormalities in primary ... Red Flags: • Fever ... lesions • Severe pain ... Schonlein Purpura - Endocarditis ... Autoimmune Vasculitis (lupus