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Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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in adults • Hyperpnea ... Tachypnea: • Anemia ... blood and fluid loss ... poisoning Nervous System ... Dysfunction Causes
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Fever • Anemia ... Papillary Muscle Dysfunction ... Carcinoid #Systolic
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
fatigue, weight loss ... Vascular: • Systemic ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... underlying cause + Systemic ... Surgery: • Valvular dysfunction
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
fatigue, weight loss ... Vascular: • Systemic ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... underlying cause + Systemic ... Surgery: • Valvular dysfunction
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... arthritis, weight loss ... mild cognitive dysfunction ... • Libman-Sacks endocarditis ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia