13 results
Evaluation of Secondary Hypertension
 • Primary aldosteronism - PRA, PAC
 • Renal artery stenosis - Renal
Evaluation of Secondary ... • Renal artery ... #Secondary #Hypertension ... #resistant #Evaluation ... #workup #diagnosis
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm - Evaluation of HPA Axis Response to ACTH

Early am cortisol < 3
Adrenal Insufficiency ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Evaluation of ... unclear (often the case ... Insufficiency #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Disorders Testing Algorithm ... during medical evaluation ... or workup for specific ... • Screen for secondary ... (common causes
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
 • ACTH stimulation test - Synthetic ACTH does not stimulate cortisol secretion because
cortex is already ... aldosterone - Low in cases ... cortex is atrophied ... Insufficiency #Evaluation ... endocrinology #workup
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Causes of Hypertension ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... taken at home, work ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
Algorithm for the ... evaluation of macrocytic ... to specifically order ... the most likely cause ... #Workup #AAFP
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Diagnosis and Evaluation ... symptoms (HA, nausea ... cardiac, liver, renal ... history #Diagnosis #EM ... #Differential #Algorithm
Erythrocytosis - Polycythemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Elevated Hemoglobin:
 • Males: Hb > 16.5 g/dL/HCT ≥ 49%
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Polycythemia Vera Secondary ... Polycythemia - Acquired Causes ... Hypoxia-independent: Post-renal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... Hypertension - Workup ... Approach (when evaluation ... Jcortesizaguirr #Secondary ... #Hypertension #Workup
Approach to a young patient with hypertension
General Evaluation - History and Examination, Basic chemistries (K, eGFR),
hypertension General Evaluation ... ), Urinalysis Renal ... ↑AIdo/↑PRA: Secondary ... essential HTN If work-up ... #workup #algorithm