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Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs - Differential ... cardiomyopathy • Endocarditis ... • Rupture • Endocarditis ... • Prolapse • Endocarditis ... Murmurs #Cardiology #Differential
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
Causes of Mitral Regurgitation ... fever, Infective endocarditis ... fever, Infective endocarditis ... leak, Infective endocarditis ... #differential #
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Severe Aortic Regurgitation ... - Differential ... Acute Infective Endocarditis ... Infection: Infective Endocarditis ... #Differential #
Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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for Infective Endocarditis ... disease - Mitral regurgitation ... Previous infective endocarditis ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... Cardiology #Diagnosis #Differential
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... outcomes in CKD Differential ... • Infective Endocarditis ... (Pulmonic Regurgitation ... Pulse #Pressure #Differential
Aortic Valve Chordae Tendinae causing Aortic Regurgitation
In cases of significant aortic regurgitation without endocarditis or significant
causing Aortic Regurgitation ... significant aortic regurgitation ... without endocarditis ... @the_gelf #AorticValve
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Endocarditis Summary ... aortic and mitral regurgitation ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Marantic: Emboli > Regurgitation ... #Endocarditis
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Hemoptysis - Differential ... Mitral stenosis or regurgitation ... , Tricuspid endocarditis ... #Hemoptysis #Differential
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Functional Mitral Regurgitation ... primary mitral regurgitation ... Infective/marantic endocarditis ... #Mitral #Regurgitation ... Primary #Functional #Differential
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Subacute bacterial endocarditis ... system • Mitral regurgitation ... fever • Aortic regurgitation ... fever - Bacterial endocarditis ... #joint #pain #differential