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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... and Screening Testing ... Common causes: ... agent Uncommon causes ... #table
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... Causes of acute ... - Small bowel imaging ... with barium, CT ... #workup #diagnosis
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
available diagnostic testing ... are called lung masses ... risk factors and imaging ... imaging, positron ... imaging, nonsurgical
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
b) CHF c) CVA ... ASA class If ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... surgery Stress Testing ... preoperative stress testing
A blood test and/or 24 hour urine collection for the breakdown product of adrenaline & noradrenaline
blood or urine testing ... , imaging will be ... usually MRI or CT ... In certain cases ... Pheo #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
unique approach and workup ... DISLOCATION: ~25% cases ... definitive vascular imaging ... ligament/meniscus testing ... WORK UP: obtain