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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential Diagnosis ... with previously stable ... and signs of end-organ ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... renal bruit or signs
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Portal Hypertension ... - Differential Diagnosis ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... significant portal HTN Signs ... #causes #hepatology
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
- Differential Diagnosis ... Blood Loss, Occult ... HgbE, HgbC, etc. ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Hematology
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
The most common causes ... more than one cause ... (e.g. cirrhosis ... carcinomatosis, HF, etc ... #hepatology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
of high parity blood ... without other cause ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
• Peripheral blood ... organ-specific signs ... or symptoms (eg ... #Differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #eosinophilia
Dilated Abdominal Veins and Caput Medusae - Direction of Blood Flow

Vein Milking technique can be used
determine the cause ... • Portal Hypertension ... #physicalexam #diagnosis ... #hepatology #cirrhosis ... #obstruction #comparison
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
of more of the signs ... ❻ If systolic blood ... -10 ml clotted blood ... as patient is stable ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... and clinical associations ... shortness of breath, Hypotension ... #rheumatology # ... comparison #table
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... high index of clinical ... in up to 30% of cases ... #Endocarditis #comparison ... #table