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Schematic examples of the cause of acute mitral regurgitation. 
LV, left ventricle; PM, papillary mucle; SAM,
examples of the cause ... ventricle; PM, papillary ... MR #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Acute #Differential
Causes of Generalized Edema - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Overfill (Increased renal sodium retention, Urine Na > 40meq/L)
Causes of Generalized ... Edema - Differential ... Pregnancy Decreased Capillary ... #Generalized #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Hematuria - Glomerular vs Non-glomerular

== Glomerular ==
- Glomerulonephritis 
- Thin basement membrane disease 

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Causes of Hematuria ... Renal mass - Papillary ... Nonglomerular #Causes ... #Differential # ... Urology
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... by either one papillary ... muscle, two fused papillary ... one head of a papillary ... #diagnosis #differential
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
unilateral; • Slow pupillary ... Young females Differential ... dissociation • Other causes ... Anisocoria - same pupillary ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... disease Renal Causes ... embolism • AVM • Papillary ... #Hematuria #Differential ... #urology #nephrology
Marcus Gunn Pupil - Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect (RAPD)
Definition: Afferent loop of the pupillary light reflex
Relative Afferent Pupillary ... Afferent loop of the pupillary ... Optic nerve* (main cause ... the "pathologic pupillary ... #Defect #RAPD #neurology
Upper Extremity Nerve Pathologies 

 • Axillary Nerves
 • Musculocutaneous Nerve
 • Radial Nerve
 • Median
Pathologies • Axillary ... #Pathologies #differential ... #innervation #neurology
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
Causes of Hematuria ... - Differential ... RBCs and/or RBC casts ... #Hematuria #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial ... Weakness - Differential ... Sparing = Central cause ... Facial #Weakness #Differential ... #neurology #sparing