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Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Causes of Fever ... tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis ... Brucellosis, Q fever ... Malignancy: - Hematologic ... , Factitious fever
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Pregnancy • Fever ... • Rheumatic Fever ... • Rheumatic Fever ... • Rheumatic Fever ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... Leaflet: Rheumatic fever ... tendineae: Rheumatic fever ... annulus: Rheumatic fever ... #causes #primary
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
most frequently caused ... The other cause ... cough and some fever ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Pneumonia #PJP #RadiologyAssistant
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
deficiency • Liver ... mountain spotted fever ... • Bacterial endocarditis ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology ... #rheumatology #
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
• Aortic Valve Endocarditis ... Diptheria • Typhoid fever ... Acute rheumatic fever ... Psittacosis • Q fever ... • Yellow fever
Mitral Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

Patient with active IVDU presents with fever, sepsis.

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#MitralValve
Mitral Valve Endocarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... presents with fever ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
from Infective Endocarditis ... Clinical features: Fever ... Clinical features: Fever ... in up to 30% of cases ... #comparison #infective
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... Acute Infective Endocarditis ... Infection: Infective Endocarditis ... , Rheumatic Fever ... #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
night sweats, fever ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Treat underlying cause ... Persistent bacteremia/fevers ... diagnosis #management #cardiology