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Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Secondary Causes ... based on repeat clinic ... HTN • Onset < ... Steroids (Cushing's, exogenous ... #Hypertension #HTN
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
- Differential Diagnosis ... suggests either secondary ... Hyperaldosteronism • Secondary ... Pseudo-hyperaldosteronism: exogenous ... #differential #diagnosis
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
- Differential Diagnosis ... taken at home, work ... - Exogenous ... excess (Cushing syndrome ... #HTN #Cardiology
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertensive:
 • High Al, Low R - Primary aldosteronism
 • High Al, High
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis ... High Al, High R - Secondary ... Pseudo-hyperaldosteronism: exogenous ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #nephrology #causes
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential Diagnosis ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... most pts have HTN
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
Disease - MSK Radiology ... : • Active adolescents ... ; possible secondary ... & look for secondary ... #Radiology #diagnosis
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... production • Actively ... amphetamines) Toxic: • Radiologic ... Anesthesia #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
an underlying cause ... sensing) vs tumor vs exogenous ... causes: Many of ... you’ll do a good workup ... #Algorithm #workup
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
, Ehler-Danlos syndrome ... mitral valve - Secondary ... long-standing HT ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
• They can activate ... • They can cause ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... : • Clinical triad ... Type III Often Secondary