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Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Primary and Secondary ... - Differential ... Secondary Causes ... #HTN #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Congenital Heart Disorders - Classification and Differential Algorithm

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Congenital #Heart #Disorders
Congenital Heart Disorders ... Classification and Differential ... Congenital #Heart #Disorders ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Cardiology #Cyanotic
Causes of Enuresis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary Nocturnal Enuresis (Urinary Control Never Achieved)
 • Delayed Maturation
of Enuresis - Differential ... Idiopathic • Sleep Disorders ... Anatomic Abnormality Secondary ... Bladder, Seizure Disorder ... Enuresis: • Pediatric
Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Workup Algorithm
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
 • Autoimmune primary adrenal insufficiency
 • Adrenoleukodystrophy,
Insufficiency - Differential ... Adrenoleukodystrophy, genetic disorder ... or tuberculosis Secondary ... Combined pituitary hormone ... Insufficiency #Differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... Workup and Differential ... with electrolyte disorders ... bruit or signs of hormonal ... Neurologic disorders
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Insufficiency Differential ... abdominal pain, hypotension ... Adrenocorticotropic hormone ... baseline ACTH - Secondary ... Insufficiency #Differential
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
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
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Hypertensive Disorders ... Pregnancy Chronic Hypertension ... #Disorders #Pregnancy ... htn #obstetrics #cardiology ... #differential #
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
Redistribution:
 - IV glucose
 - Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis
 - IV hyperalimentation
 - Refeeding
tacrolimus) Endocrine disorders ... inappropriate antidiuretic hormone ... - Primary or secondary ... Causes #diagnosis #differential
Cardiorenal Syndrome (CRS) Types
 • Type 1 - Acute CRS: Alteration of renal perfusion is the
and water, neuro-hormonal ... - Chronic RCS: Hypertension ... cause • Type 5 - Secondary ... Syndrome #CRS #Types #cardiology