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Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
changes, chronic kidney ... disease Infective endocarditis ... tumor (left atrial myxoma ... Causes #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... and Differential ... investigations depending on clinical ... myoglobin • Myeloma ... #Kidney #Injury
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Worse outcomes in CKD ... Diagnoses: • Acute ... • Infective Endocarditis ... • Mitral Stenosis ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
mitral regurgitation ... Sacks) • Atrial myxoma ... Culture (+): Acute ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential ... mitral regurgitation ... Sacks) • Atrial myxoma ... Culture Positive: • Acute ... Diagnosis #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... ECG is vital while ... forward flow to the kidneys ... #diagnosis #differential ... algorithm #management #cardiology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... Classification: • Acute ... permanent alopecia Differential ... • Libman-Sacks endocarditis ... C4) • ds-DNA: Kidney