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Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Repeatedly normal blood pressure ... #Secondary #HTN ... #Cardiology #Differential
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
- Differential ... Diagnosis Physiologic ... failure: - Hyperthyroidism ... Thyrotoxicosis - Wet Beriberi ... #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential ... Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... heart failure: - Hyperthyroidism ... Thyrotoxicosis - Wet Beriberi ... #causes #cardiology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup and Differential ... Diagnosis Approach ... , Primary Hyperaldosteronism ... , Hyperthyroidism ... most pts have HTN
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
Primary Cardiomyopathies ... Endocrine (DM, Hyper/hypothyroidism ... deficiencies (Beriberi ... Cardiomyopathies #cardiology ... #diagnosis #differential