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Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs - Differential ... Pulmonary Stenosis Mitral ... Marfan's Disease Mitral ... Fever • Trauma Mitral ... Murmurs #Cardiology #Differential
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
Secondary Causes of Mitral ... fever, Infective endocarditis ... fever, Infective endocarditis ... leak, Infective endocarditis ... Regurgitation #differential
Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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for Infective Endocarditis ... valve disease - Mitral ... Previous infective endocarditis ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... Cardiology #Diagnosis #Differential
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Important to determine and treat the etiology behind because
Ischemic Stroke - Differential ... * • Valvular: Mitral ... Prosthetic valve • Endocarditis ... #Stroke #CVA #Differential
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... chordae Severe mitral ... disease Infective endocarditis ... radiation #mitral ... Causes #diagnosis #differential
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Hemoptysis - Differential ... PNA, Abscess), Viral ... • Valvular (Mitral ... regurgitation, Tricuspid endocarditis ... #Hemoptysis #Differential
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
and Functional Mitral ... Causes of primary mitral ... Often associated mitral ... Infective/marantic endocarditis ... Primary #Functional #Differential
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Endocarditis Summary ... Involves aortic and mitral ... Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... #Endocarditis
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... • Infective Endocarditis ... • Mitral Regurgitation ... • Mitral Stenosis ... Pulse #Pressure #Differential
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
• Bacterial or viral ... Subacute bacterial endocarditis ... Cardiovascular system • Mitral ... fever - Bacterial endocarditis ... #joint #pain #differential