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Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
- Differential ... Onset between age ... (5%) - Onset age ... #HTN #Cardiology ... #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
Age Distribution of Hypertension Etiologies
< 1 month
 - Renal arterial thrombosis
 - Congenital renal disease
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Age Distribution ... - Endocrine disorders ... #Causes #Secondary ... #diagnosis #differential ... #age #pediatrics
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
pheochromocytomas are ... bilateral, malignant, pediatric ... at autopsy • Age ... leukocytosis, psychiatric disorders ... , and, rarely, secondary
Cardiorenal Syndrome (CRS) Types
 • Type 1 - Acute CRS: Alteration of renal perfusion is the
and water, neuro-hormonal ... dysregulations are ... - Chronic RCS: Hypertension ... cause • Type 5 - Secondary ... Syndrome #CRS #Types #cardiology
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Petechial Rash - Differential ... in primary or secondary ... Vasculitis - Collagen disorders ... appearance • Hypotension ... • Extremes of age
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
: • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis ... : • Valvular disorders ... Myeloproliferative disorders ... PP and systolic hypertension ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Segment Elevation - Differential ... - Coving ST Secondary ... Electrolyte Disorders ... Segment #Elevation #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology