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Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs - Differential ... • Fever • Anemia ... Heart Disease Pulmonary ... Systolic #Murmurs #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... iron deficiency anemia ... - Chronic pulmonary ... Vasoplegia • Sepsis ... Diagnosis #causes #cardiology
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Causes of Fatigue - Differential ... Neoplastic / Hematologic ... • Anemia • ... Infectious • Endocarditis ... Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... Chronic hemolytic anemia ... multifactorial mechanisms Hematologic ... Hypertension #PHTN #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
Tachypnea - Differential ... effusion/Tamponade Hematologic ... Tachypnea: • Anemia ... Temperature/FEVER • Sepsis ... Tachypnea #Hyperpnea #Differential
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
iron deficiency anemia ... Vasoplegia • Sepsis ... • Infective Endocarditis ... Infarction • Pulmonary ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Classification of Jaundice
Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (predominantly indirect bilirubin)
 • Increased bilirubin production (eg, hemolytic anemias, hemolytic reactions,
Classification of ... (eg, hemolytic anemias ... reactions, hematoma, pulmonary ... biliary cirrhosis, sepsis ... #unconjugated #differential
PLATELETS Mnemonic for Causes of Thrombocytopenia

P - Platelet Disorders (DIC, ITP, TTP)
L - Leukemia, Lymphoma
A -
A - Aplastic Anemia ... E - Ethanol, Endocarditis ... Heparin-induced) S - Sepsis ... Thrombocytopenia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Endocarditis Summary ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
PIRATES Mnemonic for the Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

P - Pulmonary Disease, PE
I - Ischemic, Idiopathic
R -
Fibrillation P - Pulmonary ... Disease A - Age, Anemia ... , Ethanol S - Sepsis ... Fibrillation #AFib #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology