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Algorithm for Diagnosis and Management of Resistant Hypertension in CKD
Pseudoresistant Hypertension - Reduce barriers to adherence:
Diagnosis and Management ... physical activity • DASH ... Consider other causes ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Management
Liver Chemistry Tests - AST, ALT, Alkaline Phosphatase and Bilirubin Metabolism
AST and ALT:
 • AST: liver
Chemistry Tests - AST ... Bilirubin Metabolism AST ... and ALT: • AST ... liver, 80% of AST ... mitochondria (mAST
Causes of Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis
Inherited
 • Membrane
 • Internal
    - Hemoglobin
Causes of Hemolytic ... - Antibody/DAT ... - Complement/DAT ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Urine Microscopy and Casts - Image Atlas Key

- Squamous Epithelial Casts
- Transitional Epithelial Cells
- Renal Tubular
Microscopy and Casts ... Squamous Epithelial Casts ... RBCs - Granular Casts ... Cast - Waxy Cast ... Urine #Microscopy #Casts
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
Headache Differential - Primary vs Secondary
A vast number of diseases can cause a headache. We divide
vs Secondary A vast ... of diseases can cause ... headaches are caused
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
for >7 days in past ... for > 1 day in last ... only in selected cases ... Antibiotics #Coverage #Management
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
 •
blood smear + DAT ... Heinz bodies, DAT ... Sickle cells, DAT ... • Spherocytes, DAT ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... found in 60% of cases ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Cardiovascular Causes ... Arrhythmia - Too fast ... Tamponade Pulmonary Causes ... syndrome Other Causes ... differential #diagnosis #causes