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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
- Workup and Differential ... Diagnosis Approach ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... , and Guillain-Barre ... #Workup #causes
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Clinical Features ... labile BP and arrythmias ... Diagnosis: • ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... management #treatment #neurology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Definition • Towards ... heart disease • Hypertensive ... pre-eclampsia, hypertension ... shock and severe arrhythmias ... support for patients clinically
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Endocarditis (BCNIE) Definition ... antimicrobials, clinical ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... special stains (e.g ... #differential #workup
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
Syndrome (HRS) Definition ... Pathophysiology: • Portal hypertension ... Diagnosis (Clinical ... liver insult (e.g ... Syndrome #Hepatology #Nephrology