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Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
prolapse beyond the annular ... - Mitral annular ... malcoaptation and annulus ... MV annulus may be ... Primary #Functional #Differential
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs - Differential ... Regurgitation - Leaflet/Annulus ... Right Ventricle/Annulus ... Murmurs #Cardiology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... rupture • Mitral annulus ... aneurysm • Mitral annulus ... Regurgitation #differential ... diagnosis #cardiology #causes
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... - Most common cause ... Severe mitral annular ... parachute MV (caused ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Causes of Intestinal ... Obstruction - Differential ... • Congenital: Annular ... #Obstruction #Differential ... Diagnosis #SBO #bowel #Causes
Papulosquamous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erythrematous or violaceous papules & plaques with overlying scale
 •
Papulosquamous Skin Rash - Differential ... (Ring Worm) - Annular ... #dermatology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of a low fecal elastase
Abnormal pancreatic imaging:
Chronic pancreatitis, Pancreatic tumours including cystic disease, Pancreatic resection,
Causes of a low ... malformation (eg, annular ... pancreas), Genetic causes ... elastase #low #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Pigmented Purpuric Dermatoses (PPD) - Capillaritis

Group of chronic, benign, cutaneous eruptions characterized by the presence of
- This iron causes ... Characterized by annular ... Dermatoses #Dermatosis #differential
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
positive in 90% of IE cases ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Treat underlying cause ... : heart block, annular
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
velocity of tricuspid annulus ... velocity of tricuspid annulus ... velocity of tricuspid annulus ... TAPSE = tricuspid annular ... Decreased tricuspid annular