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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 ... - Workup and Differential ... Vasculitis • Endocrinologic ... #Workup #causes ... #Differential #
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
Patient - Differential ... Framework for Hypotension ... Afterload: • Sepsis ... Neurogenic #Hypotension ... #hypotensive #differential
Adrenal Incidentalomas: Hormone Evaluation
 • Zona Glomerulosa: Primary Hyperaldosteronism?
    - Aldosterone and renin
Aldosterone and renin if hypokalemia ... and/or hypertension ... Evaluation #Diagnosis #workup ... #endocrinology
Causes of Depressed / Lethargic Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Related:
 • Drugs (Ex. SSRI)
 •
Lethargic Newborn - Differential ... • Gestational Hypertension ... Aspiration • Sepsis ... Lethargic #Newborn #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Benign Adrenal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperplasia - Often Bilateral
 • Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
 • ACTH
Adrenal Mass - Differential ... Aldosterone Excess - Hypertension ... +/- Hypokalemia ... Pheochromocytoma (Paroxysmal Hypertension ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Endocrinology
Malignant Adrenal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Suggestive of Malignancy: Inhomogenous Density, Delay in CT Contrast Washout
Adrenal Mass - Differential ... Aldosterone Excess Hypertension ... +/- Hypokalemia ... Pheochromocytoma (Paroxysmal Hypertension ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Endocrinology
The Liver Consult Primer - Guide to calling a consult
HPI:
 - Start with reason for consult
liver disease work ... liver biopsy Meds ... - Outpatient meds ... - Episodes of hypotension ... , shock, sepsis,
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary Hypertension ... - Differential ... (correction of hypokalemia ... #Secondary #Hypertension ... Causes #Screening #Workup
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Eclampsia, Infection/Sepsis ... transplantation, Hypertension ... Blood transfusion, Hypercalcemia ... dysfunction is key, with hypertension ... Reversible course Differential
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
Hypotension - Guidelines ... Anaesthesia Hypotension ... pressure can cause hypotension ... anaesthesia #Hypotension ... #Differential #