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Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... Regurgitation - Differential ... Infective Endocarditis ... Dissection, Traumatic Injury ... #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Culture (+): Acute ... Injury By: • Early ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Differential ... syndrome, ADEM, Acute ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Presentation: Injury ... causes need to ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Syndrome - Summary Acute ... response preceding infection ... , tachycardia, reversible ... axonal form • MRI ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential ... Culture Positive: • Acute ... injury by: • Early ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #cardiology
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
While initially reversible ... death Common Clinical ... Inflammatory: infectious ... #criticalcare #differential ... #causes #classification
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
While initially reversible ... death Common Clinical ... Inflammatory: infectious ... #criticalcare #differential ... #causes #classification
Plantar fasciitis - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Thickening of the plantar fascia central band (measuring 9mm)
Case description ... Differential diagnosis ... usually due to injury ... or from steroid injection ... #mri #clinical
Morel-Lavallée Lesion - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Large, smoothly marginated, well-circumscribed mass along the medial myofascial
Case description ... Closed degloving injury ... Differential diagnosis ... concern for infection ... #mri #clinical