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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... Workup and Differential ... with previously stable ... heart failure, neurologic ... Neurologic disorders
Most Common Causes of Secondary Hypertension by Age - Am Fam Physician. 2010 Dec 15;82(12):1471-1478.
#Diagnosis #PrimaryCare
Most Common Causes ... of Secondary Hypertension ... by Age - Am Fam ... #Causes #Differential ... #Table
Priapism 

Secondary Causes:
Medications- intracavernosal injections, anticoagulants, PDE5 inhibitors, alpha blockers, methylphenidate, cocaine
Any hyperviscosity syndrome (SCD, leukemia,
Priapism Secondary ... Causes: Medications ... t be tested or are ... Priapism #Diagnosis #Management ... #Urology #Differential
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Rash - Differential ... in primary or secondary ... appearance • Hypotension ... hepatitis B and C
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
Insulin qhs (D/C ... Factors: • Age ... (Dyslipidemia, Hypertension ... macrosomic infant • Secondary ... Causes: Endocrinopathies
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
Hypotension ... airway device are ... vasopressor (Box C) ... #Differential # ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm
Presyncope:
 • Feels "faint" or like they are going to "pass out"
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" or like they are ... www.youtube.com/c/ ... Algorithm #dizzy #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology ... #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... heart disease • Hypertensive ... pre-eclampsia, hypertension ... should be on a/c
Ascites - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Paracentesis studies: cell count + differential, albumin, protein, culture
 • Serum-ascites-albumin-gradient
Diagnosis and Management ... : cell count + differential ... suggests portal hypertensive ... 250 cells • Secondary ... avoid: NSAIDs, ACE
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
organomegaly - c/ ... Acromegaly occurs secondary ... 1 (somatomedin C) ... Differential Diagnosis ... or refractory cases