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Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Hemolytic Anemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Basophilic stippling - Congenital ... bartonella (oroya fever ... #workup #hematology
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Anemia Supravalvular ... Pulmonary Stenosis ... • Marfan's Disease ... Systolic #Murmurs #Cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Prosthetic valve • Congenital ... night sweats, fever ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
regurgitation • Congenital ... Electrolyte imbalance • Fever ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... Hyperthyroidism • Anemia ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Prosthetic valve • Congenital ... night sweats, fever ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... days before Pulmonary ... one post op Cardiology