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Approach to Chorea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

#Chorea #Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology
Approach to Chorea ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm #Chorea ... #Differential #
Causes of Secondary / Provoked Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Febrile
Infection
 • Sepsis
 • Encephalitis
 • Meningitis
Metabolic
Provoked Seizures - Differential ... Dystonia, Dyskinesia, Chorea ... Seizures #Neurology #Differential
Causes of Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Tics:
 • Tourette's Syndrome
 • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Movement Disorders - Differential ... Toxic / metabolic Chorea ... MovementDisorders #Neurology #Differential
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
and shortened chordae ... papillary muscles, or chordae ... restricted leaflets/chordae ... Causes #diagnosis #differential
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
Scleroderma) • Chordae ... Drug-related • Chordae ... Regurgitation #differential
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs - Differential ... Regurgitation - Chordae ... Murmurs #Cardiology #Differential
Causes of Acute Infectious Diarrhea
Noninflammatory Diarrhea
Viral - Noroviruses, astrovirus, adenovirus, Rotavirus, sapovirus
Protozoal - Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium,
(ETEC), Vibrio cholera ... Acute #Infectious #differential
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
MV chordae may rupture ... stretched strut chord ... Primary #Functional #Differential
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Amyloidosis • Chorea ... #joint #pain #differential
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
Waterborne Infections - Differential ... Shigella) • Vibrio Cholera ... Waterborne #Infections #Differential