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Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
- Differential ... • Renovascular disease ... aldosteronism) • Hyperthyroidism ... ) • Hypothyroidism ... HTN #Cardiology #Differential
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Secondary Causes of Hypertension ... - Differential ... Renal Parenchymal Diseases ... Metabolic Causes: • Hyperthyroidism ... Secondary #Nephrology #Differential
Male Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erectile Dysfunction
 - Psychological
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Dysfunction - Differential ... Cardiovascular Disease ... Connective Tissue Disease ... - Other • Hypertension ... Dysfunction #Male #Differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
- Workup and Differential ... and signs of end-organ ... renal bruit or signs ... Renal parenchymal disease ... Workup #causes #Differential
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
of Hypoxemia- Differential ... • Parenchymal Disease ... Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension ... * • Coma • Hypothyroidism ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #Differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary Hypertension ... - Differential ... • Hyperthyroidism ... #Secondary #Hypertension ... #Differential #
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
goiter (Graves' disease ... TRAb) if Graves' disease ... psychosis - CHF - Hypotension ... causes #diagnosis #differential ... endocrinology #signs
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Portal Hypertension ... - Differential ... • Infiltrative diseases ... Veno-occlusive disease ... #Differential #
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... • Sub-Valvular Disease ... Coronary Artery Disease ... • Pulmonary Hypertension ... Deconditioning • Hyperthyroidism
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension ... • Evaluate for signs ... PH (left heart disease ... shunt lesions) • Differentiate ... #Pulmonary #Hypertension