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Marfan Syndrome - Signs and Symptoms

- Caused by mutations in the fibrillin-1 (FBN1) Gene (chromosome 15)
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Marfan Syndrome ... Symptoms - Caused ... Autosomal Dominant #Marfans
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... Connective tissue (Marfan ... Connective tissue (Marfan ... diagnosis #cardiology #causes
Atraumatic Collapsed Athlete - Suggested Algorithm for Collapsed Athlete

In this review, the authors review that the
the most common causes ... quickly reversible causes ... , myocarditis, Marfan ... The non-cardiac causes
Blepharitis is one of the most common disorders of the eye and is often the underlying
of the eyelid margins ... and usually causes
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
hyalinization causes ... BRB breakdown causes ... areas with sharp margins ... disc arterioles causes ... and blurred disc margins
Primary and Secondary Causes of Osteoporosis

Primary osteoporosis 
 - idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis 
 -  postmenopausal
and Secondary Causes ... Ehlers-Danlos syndrome - Marfan ... homocystinuria Other causes ... Osteoporosis #Secondary #Causes
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Marfan's Syndrome ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Rheumatic Fever • Marfan's ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Marfan's ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Tall Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Normal Growth (BA=CA)
 • Familial Tall Stature
 • XYY Syndrome
Obese BMI
Gigantism • Marfan's ... endocrinology #causes