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Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
of Primary and Functional ... - Infective/marantic ... Causes of functional ... Causes #Primary #Functional ... #Differential #
Etiology of Splenic Infarction:
 • Hypercoagulability: Factor V Leiden, Antiphospholipid syndrome, Malignancy
 • Embolic disease: Atrial
endocarditis, Marantic ... Infarction #spleen #differential
Non-Infective Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis)
Non-infective endocarditis is also known as: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), Aseptic
Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic ... endocarditis, Marantic ... embolize • Cannot differentiate ... absent How can we differentiate ... Endocarditis #NBTE #Marantic
Causes of Arterial and Venous Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STRUCTURAL:
 - PFO: paradoxical emboli
 - Popliteal
Venous Thrombosis - Differential ... thrombosis - NBTE (marantic ... Venous #Thrombosis #Differential
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
 •
Constipation - Differential ... Algorithm Dietary / Functional ... Fibrosis Dietary/Functional ... #Constipation #Differential
Approach to Nausea / Vomiting - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Gastrointestinal 
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Nausea / Vomiting - Differential ... Genitourinary • Functional ... Nausea #Vomiting #Differential
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Malignancy (Marantic ... also embolize: Marantic ... (NTBE) Differential ... • Surgery • Marantic ... L Tricuspid • Marantic
Approach to Hypomagnesemia 

Fractional excretion of magnesium = (urine magnesium x serum creatinine)/ [0.7 (serum magnesium
Hypomagnesemia Fractional ... loss if renal function ... Hypomagnesemia #algorithm #differential
Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary/Functional
 • lnsufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic
 • Hirschsprung's Disease
 • Imperforate
Constipation - Differential ... Algorithm Dietary/Functional ... Atresia Dietary/Functional ... Constipation #Pediatric #Differential
Thyroid Function Tests (TFTs) and Interpretation

 • TSH, Free T4, Free T3
 • T3 Uptake
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Thyroid Function ... DharSaty #Thyroid #Function ... laboratory #patterns #differential