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Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Pseudogout • Early Rheumatic ... • Reactive • Rheumatic ... Symmetrical • Rheumatoid ... • Polymyalgia Rheumatica ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
vasculitis (rare) • Rheumatic ... Disease (IgG4-RD), Rheumatoid ... (SPA) • Other Causes ... common bacterial causes ... Mycobacterial Causes
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Causes of Fatigue ... Inflammatory • Rheumatoid ... • Polymyalgia Rheumatica ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Tricuspid) • Rheumatic ... Cardiomyopathy • Rheumatic ... Endocarditis • Rheumatic ... Endocarditis • Rheumatic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... regurgitation: • Leaflet: Rheumatic ... Chordae tendineae: Rheumatic ... Mitral annulus: Rheumatic ... diagnosis #cardiology #causes
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
 -
hypereosinophilia (HE) Caused ... cytokines Common causes ... disease Rare causes ... diseases (EGPA, rheumatoid ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... Endocarditis, Rheumatic ... Inflammatory: Lupus, Rheumatoid ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... stenosis Rheumatic ... - Most common cause ... parachute MV (caused ... mitral #stenosis #Causes
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Inflammatory: • IBD • Rheumatic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Pathogenesis of Rheumatic Fever

Pathogenesis of rheumatic fever. 
1. GAS pharyngitis leads to antigenic presentation of pathogenic
Pathogenesis of Rheumatic ... Pathogenesis of rheumatic ... antibodies which can cause ... thereby causing rheumatic ... chorea #Rheumatic