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Causes of Headache - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary: Tension, Migraine, Cluster
Extracranial: Medications, Sinusitis, TMJ disorder, Cervicogenic, Glaucoma,
Causes of Headache ... - Differential ... Sinusitis, TMJ disorder ... arteritis Vascular: Hypertension ... #Diagnosis #Causes
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
CHF - Left-Sided ... Heart Failure - Differential ... Uncontrolled Severe Hypertension ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Workup and Differential ... with electrolyte disorders ... bruit or signs of hormonal ... Neurologic disorders ... #Differential #
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
Pathophysiology and Differential ... Myeloproliferative Disorders ... #HeartFailure #CHF ... #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... • Pulmonary Hypertension ... • Somatoform Disorder ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension ... Veno-Occlusive Disease #RHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... : • Valvular disorders ... Myeloproliferative disorders ... PP and systolic hypertension ... #cardiology
Age Distribution of Hypertension Etiologies
< 1 month
 - Renal arterial thrombosis
 - Congenital renal disease
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- Endocrine disorders ... Mendelian genetic disorders ... #Causes #Secondary ... #diagnosis #differential ... #age #pediatrics
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Causes of Myocarditis ... immune-oriented disorders ... sodium azide • Hormones ... #differential # ... diagnosis #cardiology
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... benign intracranial hypertension ... cerebrospinal fluid (CSF ... Pregnancy, peripartum, hormone ... signs #symptoms #differential