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Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
and Secondary Causes ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... licorice • Medications ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
For most indications ... #management #algorithm ... pharmacology #treatment #medications ... #table #pharmacotherapy ... decisionaid #cardiology #hematology
Oral anti-hypertensives with relative fast onset of action (Hypertensive Emergency)

The key concern with oral antihypertensive agents
you're up-titrating medications ... (e.g. procedural ... antihypertensives #medications ... #Emergency #Management ... #Pharmacology #Table
Causes of Neutrophilia - Increased Neutrophils - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infection
 • Bacterial
 • Abscess
 • Viral
Medications
Causes of Neutrophilia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Abscess • Viral Medications ... Solid Tumour (e.g ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
with previously stable ... renal bruit or ... : Renal artery stenosis ... Renal parenchymal ... Differential #Diagnosis #indications
Hydroxychloroquine Serum Measurement in SLE
 • Terminal elimination half-life = 40 days ([HCQI reflects long-term intake)
200ng/mL Best indications ... • Special cases ... (e.g. renal failure ... Measurement #SLE #rheumatology ... levels #lupus #management
Etiologies of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
GI losses / Insensible losses
Sodium Overload
Transcellular Movement of Water
Central Diabetes Insipidus
in kidneys) - Medications ... hypokalemia - Various renal ... renal amyloidosis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis, Examination and Management

Uterotonic Medications (after delivery of the placenta):
 • Oxytocin
Examination and Management ... Uterotonic Medications ... • Oxytocin (causes ... preeclampsia or hypertension ... #Medications
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm ... duration), Several medications ... for alternative causes ... Injury #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #hepatology
Hypoglycemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Fasting Hypoglycemia:
 • Excess Insulin
 • Medications (e.g. Insulin Secretagogues, ß-Adrenergic Antagonists,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Excess Insulin • Medications ... Idiopathic Other Causes ... Hepatic Failure, Renal ... endocrinology #causes