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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 ... heart failure, neurologic ... Neurologic disorders ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Hypertension Pulmonary
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Infarction • Stable ... Hypertension ... • Trauma - Neurologic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... An elevated white ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause ... #neurology
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... Weakness • Cardio-pulmonary ... Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome ... muscle involvement, elevated ... Peripheral #Weakness #Neurology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
(Mannitol) • Elevated ... • Diagnosis of ... Torsemide) • Acute pulmonary ... Kidney stones caused ... #Medications #Table
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome ... HELLP (Hemolysis, Elevated ... child * Severe cases ... AFLP #obstetrics #hematology ... #diagnosis #table
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... resp distress, elevated ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Intraabdominal hypertension is defined as elevated pressure without overt organ failure (table below).  Among critically
is defined as elevated ... organ failure (table ... doesn't cause obvious ... failure, it may cause ... #Diagnosis #Intraabdominal
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
Pregnancy Three syndromes ... HELLP (Hemolysis, Elevated ... child * Severe cases ... #Diagnosis #Comparison ... #Table