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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Renal ultrasound ... disease - Renal ... ; MRA; abdominal ... CT scan, adrenal
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
(RCC) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... and a palpable abdominal ... initial test: abdominal ... CT/MRI of the thorax
Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS

RUSH exam for fever, hypotension, abd pain.  You notice this in RUQ.
Diagnosis? ... Answer: Large intra-abdominal ... hx of Crohn's disease ... See CT scan. ... #ultrasound #clinical
Adrenal hematoma/hemorrhage on FAST exam

Adult male with RUQ/side pain after MVC. Transient prehospital hypotension.  Has
Diagnosis/differential ... Answer: Right adrenal ... No other intra-abdominal ... injury on CT scan ... trauma #clinical #ultrasound
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
radiation dose Ultrasound ... non-invasive - High ... causes of flank or abdominal ... retroperitoneal disease ... scan) when an ultrasound
Peritoneal Dialysis Fluid Appearance and Color - Differential Diagnosis
 • Cloudy: Peritonitis, Intraperitoneal disease (appendicitis, cholecystitis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... (pancreatitis, renal ... trauma • Chylous: High ... obstruction, Trauma, Abdominal ... #nephrology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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- Differential Diagnosis ... , Anaphylaxis, Adrenal ... , Severe Valve Disease ... Severe auto-PEEP, Abdominal ... algorithm #treatment #management
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis ... classically purple abdominal ... the abdomen for adrenal ... tumors • The adrenal ... , abdominal CT,
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Management Summary ... or metastatic disease ... Fatigue (85-100%), weight ... ) w/ anorexia, abdominal ... , infiltrative diseases
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
Abdominal or flank ... , specifically CT ... consider KUB or abdominal ... ultrasound as initial ... patients with high