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Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Fever • Anemia ... Papillary Muscle Dysfunction
Nail Disorders secondary to Systemic Diseases
Nail Fold Abnormality
 • SLE
 • Scleroderma
 • Dermatomyositis
Koilonychia - Spoon-shaped
Disorders secondary to Systemic ... Iron deficiency anemia ... • Bacterial endocarditis ... #dermatology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Myocardial • Systolic ... Dysfunction • ... Diastolic Dysfunction ... Pulmonary - Other • Anemia
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
fatigue, weight loss ... Vascular: • Systemic ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... Surgery: • Valvular dysfunction
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
Tachypnea - Differential ... Tachypnea: • Anemia ... blood and fluid loss ... poisoning Nervous System ... Dysfunction Causes
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... Pulse Pressure = Systolic ... age-arteriosclerosis (less ... iron deficiency anemia ... • Infective Endocarditis
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... , Scleroderma, Systemic ... Bowel and bladder dysfunction ... diagnosis #neurology #differential ... #algorithm
Causes of Hypothermia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Environmental:
 • Immersion
 • Non-lmmersion
Body Heat Loss:
 • Drugs/ Toxins
Hypothermia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Non-lmmersion Body Heat Loss ... Central Nervous System ... Insufficiency • Uremia
Anosmia / Smell Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nasal Obstruction/ URTI:
 • Septal Deviation
 • Allergic Rhinitis
Dysfunction - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Smelling #Dysfunction ... #Loss #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential ... fatigue, weight loss ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... Surgery: • Valvular dysfunction ... #Differential #