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Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
damage or DM (visit 2) ... based on repeat clinic ... • Nephritic syndrome ... Anatomic Causes: • Aortic ... HTN #Secondary #Nephrology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... : Acute onset 2. ... CSF: Modestly elevated ... An elevated white ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
heart failure, neurologic ... Stage 2 hypertension ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Coarctation of aorta ... Neurologic disorders
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 ... 2. ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram ... and pulmonary hypertension ... bubbles = PFO 2. ... syndrome #1: Pulm ... #clinical #pocus