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Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
- Differential Diagnosis ... DM (visit 2), Diagnosis ... based on repeat clinic ... Anatomic Causes: • Aortic ... HTN #Secondary #Nephrology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential Diagnosis ... and signs of end-organ ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... renal bruit or signs ... Coarctation of aorta
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
brain PRES Clinical ... may precede the neurologic ... CSF: Modestly elevated ... An elevated white ... #neurology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Pathogenesis and clinical ... spondylosis -> Commonly hyperextension ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #orthopedics #neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
• Or brainstem syndromes ... patients with clinically ... stimulation Clinical ... objective evidence of neurologic ... #management #neurology
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
Optica (NMO) - Clinical ... Manifestations • Optic ... Manifestations #diagnosis ... #neurology #symptoms ... #signs
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
hypnosis as soon as clinical ... • Elevate the ... • Hypotension ... that may mimic signs ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
proteins in a B-pleated ... Clinical suspicion ... Amyloidosis Clinical ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... purpura: Strong sign ... < 30 years • Aorta ... Arteritis): • Aorta ... affects the skin, neurologic
Takayasu’s Arteritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 - Fatigue, weight loss, low grade fever, arthralgias
 - Incr
Pathogenesis and clinical ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... ) - Systemic Hypertension ... Arteritis #Vasculitis #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms