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Etiologies of dilated cardiomyopathy. HF, heart failure; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; HIV, human
immunodeficiency virus ... cardiomyopathy #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Regression of Clubbing after Treatment of Lung Cancer #Clinical #PhysicalExam #Radiology #Clubbing #Regression #LungCancer #CT #NEJM
of Lung Cancer #Clinical ... #PhysicalExam #Radiology ... LungCancer #CT #NEJM
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
virus, rubella ... virus, hepatitis ... virus, Junin virus ... Myocarditis #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Nystagmus from Wernicke’s Encephalopathy - Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed T2 hyperintensities involving the
#Clinical #Radiology ... MRI #Thalamus #NEJM
Hyperkalemia after Missed Hemodialysis - Initial electrocardiogram showed peaked T waves and a prolonged QT segment
segment (Panel A) #Clinical ... #Cardiology #EM ... Hyperkalemia #PeakedT #NEJM
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Bacterial Meningitis - Differential ... Herpes simplex virus ... • Common clinical ... Good indicator to differentiate ... CNS #Infections #differential
Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
, Epstein—Barr virus ... ), Hepatitis C virus ... #Myocarditis #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of Erythema Nodosum
Common
 - Idiopathic (up to 55 percent)
 - Infections: streptococcal pharyngitis (28 to
herpes simplex virus ... , Epstein-Barr virus ... immunodeficiency virus ... Nodosum #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Clinical
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Herpes Simplex Virus ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed hyperintensity of the cortical gyri of the frontal
#Clinical #Neuro ... #Radiology #MRI ... CreutzfeldJakob #NEJM