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Primary and Secondary Headache Types - Differential Classification

- By Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong

#Headaches #Primary #Secondary #Types
Primary and Secondary ... Headache Types ... #Headaches #Primary ... #Secondary #Types ... #Table
Pocket Comparison Guide to Heritable Hypertension Syndromes (Secondary Hypertension)

Bartter, Gitelman, Liddle, Primary Aldosteronism, 
GRA (Glucocorticoid Remediable
Syndromes (Secondary ... Gitelman, Liddle, Primary ... Gordon (Familial Hyperkalemic ... Type 2) By Age ... Syndromes #Comparison #Table
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... the existence of hypertension ... suggests either secondary ... tubular acidosis (type ... Hyperaldosteronism • Secondary
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
Hypokalemia - Differential ... Ureterosigmoidostomy Urinary ... and 2, but not type ... Low #Potassium #Table ... #Classification
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... abdominal pain, hypotension ... hyponatremia, hyperkalemia ... baseline ACTH - Primary ... baseline ACTH - Secondary
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertensive:
 • High Al, Low R - Primary aldosteronism
 • High Al, High
Hypokalemia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypertensive: ... High Al, Low R - Primary ... High Al, High R - Secondary
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... Hypertension - ... (correction of hypokalemia ... #Hypertension # ... Screening #Workup #table
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Classification ... • Most common type ... severe pulmonary hypertension ... #Types #diagnosis ... warm #wet #dry #table
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... with previously stable ... disorders including hypokalemia ... Hypothyroidism, Primary ... Hyperthyroidism, Hypercalcemia
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
Type 2 Diabetes ... and Management Algorithm ... (Dyslipidemia, Hypertension ... macrosomic infant • Secondary ... #DM2 #DMII #Classification