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Web chart of etiologies related to inflammatory head and neck masses.

#pediatrics #peds #differential #causes #pearls #head
of etiologies related ... #pediatrics #peds ... #differential # ... causes #pearls # ... #inflammatory #viral
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... Primary (organic) chronic ... Secondary (functional) chronic ... Regurgitation #differential ... diagnosis #cardiology #causes
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
Heart Failure - Differential ... Myocardial Ischemia Chronic ... Regurgitation Dilated ... HeartFailure #Cardiology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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aspergillosis - Viral ... HIV, HTLVI) - Chronic ... arthritis, IgG4-related ... 3, DOCK8) - Chronic ... hypereosinophilia #HE #Differential
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... chordae Severe mitral ... calcification - Age-related ... changes, chronic ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
calcification: Age-related ... changes, chronic ... Nonischemic MR: Dilated ... results in MR from dilated ... #Functional #Differential
Causes of Anterior Uveitis - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Uveitis - 90% of cases of Uveitis
 • Inflammation
Uveitis - Differential ... Immunocompromised-CMV • Chronic ... consider HIA B27-related ... Anterior #Uveitis #Differential ... #ophthalmology
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Causes of Encephalopathy ... - Differential ... Infectious (bacterial/viral ... SDH), Neoplasm-related ... - Systemic: Chronic
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Vision Loss - Differential ... Diagnosis Chronic ... Retinal Hemorrhage, Vitreal ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Chronic Vision Loss by Anatomic Location - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cornea:
 • Keratoconus
 • Stromal Scaring
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Chronic Vision Loss ... Anatomic Location - Differential ... Edema: • Age Related ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology