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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Vasculitis • Endocrinologic ... Hypothyroidism, Primary ... , Acromegaly, Pheochromocytoma
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... 5X ULN • AST/ALT ... AST declines > ALT ... injured muscles - HYPOTENSION
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
pain • loss of secondary ... adult population: also ... collection with EDTA Pathophysiology ... mineralization Symptoms ... Hyperlipidemia - Hypercalcemia
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Acromegaly - Diagnosis ... GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... occurs secondary ... #Endocrinology ... #Treatment #Pathophysiology
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Management Summary Clinical ... bone pain and ↑ ALP ... Hypercalcemia 4 ... . ↑ AST, ALT, and ... /or ALP 5.
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
Hyperthyroidism Overview Clinical ... • Insomnia Primary ... thyroiditis Secondary ... Hyperglycemia - ↑ AST/ALT ... #signs #symptoms
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Blood transfusion, Hypercalcemia ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Neurological symptoms ... edema visualized as ... epilepticus Treatment
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Syphilis - Clinical ... nephritis with hypertension ... ulcerated • MSK ... infected without symptoms ... : • Primary, secondary
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
• Or brainstem syndromes ... such as internuclear ... stimulation Clinical ... progressive decline → Secondary ... • Primary Progressive
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
and Clinical Features ... hypertension (90% ... Cataracts Labs: Hypokalemia ... #signs #symptoms ... #endocrinology