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Causes of Dilated Cardiomyopathy DCMP - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic DCMP: Viral, Inflammatory cardiomyopathy, Genetic causes, Unknown
Causes of Dilated ... Idiopathic DCMP: Viral, Inflammatory ... , Unknown causes ... Other secondary causes ... #cardiology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Cardiomyopathy
(a) Primary cardiomyopathies 
 - Genetic 
 - Mixed (genetic/acquired)
and Secondary Causes ... Endomyocardial - Inflammatory ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Differential #Causes
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
an increase in inflammatory ... → Inflammation causes ... endpoint of all-cause ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... Whipple Disease • Inflammatory ... Aorta: • Infxn + Inflammatory ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #cardiology
Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
Causes of Myocarditis ... Diabetes mellitus, Inflammatory ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Causes of Myocarditis ... Kawasaki's disease, inflammatory ... more commonly cause ... #Myocarditis #Causes ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Web chart of etiologies related to inflammatory head and neck masses.

#pediatrics #peds #differential #causes #pearls #head
etiologies related to inflammatory ... head and neck masses ... #differential #causes ... pearls #head #neck #masses ... #inflammatory #
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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hypereosinophilia (HE) Caused ... cytokines Common causes ... disease Rare causes ... HTLVI) - Chronic inflammatory ... related disease, inflammatory
Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
- Definition, Causes ... inhabitants 3rd leading cause ... retinal ischemia Causes ... of uveitis Inflammatory ... TerrierBen #Uveitis #Causes
Approach to Nausea / Vomiting - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Gastrointestinal 
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Approach to Nausea ... Structural - Inflammatory ... Disorders • Other Causes ... /AnthonyXuMD #Nausea