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Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Secondary Causes ... based on repeat clinic ... syndrome • AKI/CKD ... withdrawal Anatomic Causes ... RAS Metabolic Causes
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
marine microbiota & causes ... 10% Crab, few cases ... hemolytic anemia, CKD ... Early abx are critical ... dermatology #legs #clinical
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Causes: • Vascular ... parenchymal disease: CKD ... Hypertension #Workup #causes
Definitions of AKI, CKD, AKD
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI):
 • Increase in SCr by 2 50% within
Definitions of AKI, CKD ... , AKD Acute Kidney ... Kidney Disease (CKD ... /CKD • No structural ... damage #AKI #CKD
Selected Clinical Trials of SGLT2 inhibitors in CVD and CKD
EMPA-REG OUTCOME - Empagliflozin lowered CV events
Selected Clinical ... and CKD EMPA-REG ... SGLT2i in HF and CKD ... SGLT2i in HF and CKD ... patients with CKD
Causes of Polyneuropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Metabolic: DM, Hypothyroidism, CKD, Cirrhosis, Nutritional deficiency
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Causes of Polyneuropathy ... Hypothyroidism, CKD ... Paraneoplastic, CTD ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
sensitive) • AKI, AKD ... rapidly progressive CKD ... sterile pyuria, WBC casts ... proteinuria, granular casts
Complications of CKD
 - Patients with stages 1-3 ([GFR] >30 mL/min) of CKD are generally asymptomatic;
Complications of CKD ... >30 mL/min) of CKD ... derangements are not clinically ... disturbances manifest clinically ... in CKD stages 4
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
- Hx of AKI/CKD ... rhabdo/TLS) Causes ... 21% - AKI on CKD ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... Class II: Cases ... and atleast4 case ... #Pancreatitis #Causes