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Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Primary and Secondary ... Algorithm Primary ... taken at home, work ... #Secondary #HTN ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Causes of Hypokalemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Defining ... suggests either secondary ... #algorithm #causes
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Secondary Causes ... Algorithm Hypertension ... HTN • Onset < ... • Bilateral RAS ... #Algorithm #Causes
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Simplified Approach ... are caused by prerenal ... CONSIDER INTRINSIC CAUSES ... etiologies due to ATN ... KidneyInjury #simplified #workup
Approach to a young patient with hypertension
General Evaluation - History and Examination, Basic chemistries (K, eGFR),
Approach to a young ... HA (malignant HTN ... , RAS, CoAo, large ... ↑AIdo/↓PRA: Primary ... #workup #algorithm
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Abnormalities in primary ... or secondary hemostasis ... deficiency Work ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... Hypertension - Workup ... Approach (when ... Hypothyroidism, Primary ... most pts have HTN
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Polyarticular ... Tenosynovitis) • Secondary ... ) • Primary HIV ... #Causes
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
• Screen for secondary ... causes of eosinophilia ... (common causes ... glucocorticoid treatment ... #Differential #diagnosis
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertensive:
 • High Al, Low R - Primary aldosteronism
 • High Al, High
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Hypertensive ... High Al, Low R - Primary ... High Al, High R - Secondary ... #causes #low #potassium