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Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Ambulatory blood pressure ... monitor, Self/Home pressure ... Secondary #Nephrology #Differential
Gastrointestinal Causes of Iron Deficiency Anemia
 • Mass lesions: Carcinoma, Large polyps
 • Inflammatory: Reflux esophagitis,
, Duodenal ulcer ... ectasia(s), Portal hypertensive ... rubber bleb nevus syndrome ... Anemia #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis
Causes of Generalized Edema - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Overfill (Increased renal sodium retention, Urine Na > 40meq/L)
Generalized Edema - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... pericarditis • Portal hypertension ... #Generalized #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Repeatedly normal blood pressure ... excess (Cushing syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Small Bowel Bleeding - Differential Diagnosis
Common Causes:
 • Under age 40 years: Inflammatory Bowel
Bowel Bleeding - Differential ... Diagnosis Common ... Neoplasia, NSAID ulcers ... and/or portal hypertensive ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
- Workup and Differential ... Diagnosis Approach ... White-coat syndrome ... Workup #causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #indications
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Portal Hypertension ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Portal ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #causes
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Emergencies - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... shoulder pain, collateral ... heart sounds, hypotension ... jugular venous pressure
Causes of Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis
Increased Hydrostatic Pressure
 • Volume Expansion: Kidney failure, Pregnancy, Medication
Diagnosis Increased ... Hydrostatic Pressure ... failure, Pulmonary hypertension ... Cirrhosis, Nephrotic syndrome ... #Diagnosis
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential ... Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... PP and systolic hypertension ... Diagnoses: • ... Acute Coronary Syndrome