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Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Primary and Secondary ... Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Secondary #HTN ... #Cardiology #Differential
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Kidney Injury AKI - Differential ... Diagnosis HEMODYNAMIC ... Disease process primarily ... nephropathy • Secondary ... Injury/Necrosis (ATN
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Status (AMS) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... s syndrome • Primary ... Pheochromocytoma • Hyperthyroidism ... with compensatory HTN
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... Diagnosis Approach ... , Primary Hyperaldosteronism ... , Hyperthyroidism ... most pts have HTN
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemopericardium)- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... IATROGENIC DISEASE Secondary ... Complications of acute ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
Redistribution:
 - IV glucose
 - Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis
 - IV hyperalimentation
 - Refeeding
starvation - Acute ... secretion - Hyperthyroidism ... Hypercalcemic states - Primary ... or secondary aldosteronism ... #differential #
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
 • Redistribution: IV glucose, Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis, IV hyperalimentation, Refeeding after starvation,
after starvation, Acute ... hormone secretion, Hyperthyroidism ... Hypercalcemic states, Primary ... or secondary aldosteronism ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
Primary Cardiomyopathies ... /Postpartum Secondqry ... Endocrine (DM, Hyper/hypothyroidism ... Cardiomyopathies #cardiology ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Causes of Primary ... mitral valve - Secondary ... long-standing HT ... #Functional #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Differential diagnosis of TB.
Primary TB: Acute bacterial pneumonia
Secondary TB: Sarcoidosis, Silicosis, Pneumoconiosis
Endobronchial spread of TB: Bronchopneumonia,
Differential diagnosis ... Primary TB: Acute ... bacterial pneumonia Secondary ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest