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Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Pain - Differential ... • Endocarditis ... Articular - Acute ... #JointPain #MSK ... #Differential #
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... , infective endocarditis ... relapsing fever, acute ... , Lassa fever, acute ... Returning #Traveler #differential
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Regurgitation - Differential ... Infective Endocarditis ... - Leaflet: • Infection ... : Infective Endocarditis ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... the time course (acute ... • Bacterial endocarditis ... #Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Acute Otitis Media: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings (in Children)
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: 
 - Bacterial: Streptococcus
Acute Otitis Media ... Respiratory Tract Infection ... Respiratory syncytial virus ... #OtitisMedia #pathophysiology ... symptoms #signs #peds
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Knee Effusions - Differential ... Chikungunya - Herpes virus ... Reactive Syndrome - Acute ... Effusions #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #msk
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Bradycardia - Differential ... Drugs • ICP / Infections ... • Aortic Valve Endocarditis ... Chagas disease • Acute ... diagnosis #causes #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Infectious: • Pre-existing ... devices (CIED) Non-Infectious ... Culture (+): Acute ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... Diagnoses: • Acute ... • Infective Endocarditis ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #causes #cardiology
Differential Diagnosis of Acute Arthritis

Crystal-induced arthritis: Calcium oxalate, gout, cholesterol, pseudogout, hydroxyapatite crystals

Infectious arthritis: Bacteria, fungi,
Differential Diagnosis ... of Acute Arthritis ... : Bacterial endocarditis ... immunodeficiency virus ... #Acute #Arthritis