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Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
Primary (organic) chronic ... inflammation (SLE ... endocarditis, Ring fracture ... (functional) chronic ... Regurgitation #differential
Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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Pathologic / Fragility Fractures ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tumours - See ... to Chronic Renal
Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypernatremia - Excess free water loss, Serum Sodium >145 mmol/L
High
Hypernatremia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Osmotic diuresis (see ... loss • Watery Diarrhea ... ICU patients • Fever
Intrapartum Abnormal Fetal HR Tracing - Causes of Bradycardia and Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Bradycardia:
Tachycardia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... SLE) Fetal Bradycardia ... Tachycardia: • Fever ... Tachycardia #FetalHR #FetalHeartRate
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Red Flags: • Fever ... Pain that awakens the ... • Vomiting, diarrhea ... hernia • Rib fracture
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... • Rheumatic fever ... tuberculosis) • Fungi, secondary ... arthritis • SLE ... Symmetrical: • RA • SLE
Figure. An approach to the diagnostic use of echocardiography (echo). Rx indicates prescription; TEE, transesophageal
echocardiography; and
prescription; TEE ... a patient with fever ... extension, or secondary ... ventricular dysfunction (see ... #TEE #Algorithm
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... some time, let’s see ... normal/high - Chronic ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
weight loss, and fever ... permanent alopecia Differential ... syndrome Clinical Features ... to: Arthritis, Fever ... with Lupus: • Chronic
Causes of Fever in the Immunocompromised Host - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Structural Defect - Asplenia/HypospIenism
 • Bacteremia/Septic
Causes of Fever ... in the Immunocompromised ... Host - Differential ... Bronchitis • Chronic ... Diarrhea • Giardia