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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary Hypertension ... Approach (when evaluation ... with previously stable ... Renal parenchymal disease ... : CKD, acute glomerulonephritis
Petechial/Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

These rashes can be especially challenging and are
associated with devastating differential
in vasculitic diseases ... petechiae/purpura with fever ... require emergent evaluation ... disseminated gonococcal disease ... petechiae/purpura with fever
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
Evaluation of suspected ... incomplete Kawasaki Disease ... old on day ≥7 of fever ... purposes of this algorithm ... within 10 d of fever
UCSF COVID-19 Adult Clinical Evaluation Guide - Updated April 10 2020

Clinical Presentation
• Fever: hospitalized pts but
Adult Clinical Evaluation ... Presentation • Fever ... associated w severe disease ... UCSF #COVID19 #Evaluation ... Guide #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
BP stable, HR 115 ... The table below ... 800K U IM – LBRF can ... myalgias and possibly hypotension ... Infectious Diseases
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
catheterization (PAC) has never ... obtained by PAC can ... acute valvular disease ... pulmonary artery hypertension ... #Differential #Table
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
• Autoimmune diseases ... tachycardia or fever ... /hyperthermia) had ... bacteremia and hypotension ... count on initial evaluation
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... or family - Ever ... Ischemic heart disease ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... perioperative #Risk #Evaluation
Approach to a young patient with hypertension
General Evaluation - History and Examination, Basic chemistries (K, eGFR),
young patient with hypertension ... General Evaluation ... ↓PRA: Cushing, CAH ... #hypertension ... secondary #workup #algorithm
Algorithm for choosing the appropriate candidate for stress testing in patients with suspected coronary artery disease
Algorithm for choosing ... coronary artery disease ... (CAD). ... guidelines for the evaluation ... of stable angina