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Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Differential Diagnosis ... Arteritis, Behcet Syndrome ... Genetic Aortopathy: Osteogenesis ... Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Primary and Secondary Causes of Osteoporosis

Primary osteoporosis 
 - idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis 
 -  postmenopausal
Cushing syndrome ... arthritis - osteogenesis ... Ehlers-Danlos syndrome ... - Marfan syndrome ... Secondary #Causes #Differential
Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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Prosthetic valves - Aortic ... disease - Mitral regurgitation ... Coarctation of the aorta ... endocarditis - Marfan syndrome ... Cardiology #Diagnosis #Differential
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
Hypotensive Patient - Differential ... • Sick sinus syndrome ... • Acute mitral regurgitation ... • Aortic regurgitation ... • Aortic stenosis
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... disorders: - Aortic ... - Aortic sclerosis ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Pulse #Pressure #Differential
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
• Ischemic optic ... system • Mitral regurgitation ... Rheumatic fever • Aortic ... regurgitation - ... #joint #pain #differential
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... • Stenosis • Regurgitation ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... fracture, Spontaneous osteoporotic ... Referred Pain: • Aorta ... #Back #Pain #Differential ... #primarycare #table
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
Shock - Differential ... Mechanical • Aortic ... Subclavian steal syndrome ... #Syncope #Differential ... Classification #Table
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... Hyperthyroidism • Aortic ... #Hypertension #Differential ... Screening #Workup #table