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Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Causes of Hypertension ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... taken at home, work ... #Differential #
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
Aortitis - Diagnosis ... and Workup Clinical ... stenosis (pulseless, hypertension ... #Workup #Differential ... #Causes
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
and Causes • ... Clinical presentation ... #Myocarditis #differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #cardiology #MRI
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - ... Differential Diagnosis ... CT or MRI scan of ... Diagnosis #Causes ... #Screening #Workup
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 ... #Workup #causes ... #Differential #
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
and workup ... 1) Clinical diagnosis ... MRI, iADL scale, ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential
Stroke Etiologies
Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH)
Ischemic
 - Large Vessel Atherosclerosis
 - Cardioembolic: Atrial fib, prosthetic valves, LV aneurysm,
Endocarditis, Acute MI ... artery dissection, Hypotension ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Stroke #causes ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Algorithm and Differential ... Diagnosis Baseline ... investigations depending on clinical ... #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
- Recent hypo/hypertension ... Cl/urea/protein/Cr ... AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Differential
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis ... and Causes Clinical ... Echocardiography, Cardiac MRI ... #Causes #differential ... #cardiology #algorithm