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Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Primary and Secondary ... Uncontrolled • Drug ... licorice • Medications ... disease - CKD, AKI ... #HTN #Cardiology
Secondary causes of Hypertension
 • Medications, Drugs, Chemo: NSAIDS, Steroids, CNI, Alcohol, Cocaine, OCP, Licorice, MAOI,
Secondary causes of Hypertension ... • Medications ... , Drugs, Chemo: ... Anti VEGF agents, TKI ... Other low renin HTN
Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration: Diuretics
 • Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
Medications causing ... Kidney Injury (AKI ... Intrarenal: • ATN ... , tenofovir • AIN ... Kidney #Injury #Medications
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Kidney Injury (AKI ... Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia ... Compartment Syndrome, Medications ... C3/C4, Other • ATN ... Pigment, Protein) • AIN
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Kidney Injury AKI ... Injury/Necrosis (ATN ... • Prolonged hypotension ... Interstitial Nephritis (AIN ... Koratala @NephroP #AKI
Intern Pocket Cards - Inpatient Blood Pressure Management Guide
ß-blockers:
 • Metoprolol, Carvedilol, Labetalol
 • Bradycardia, heart
, hyperkalemia, ... pocketcardset #HTN ... #hypertension # ... BloodPressure #medications ... #pharmacology #table
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
disease - Hypertensive ... prolonged prerenal AKI ... interstitial nephritis (AIN ... Neurogenic bladder • Urinary ... tract infection • Medications
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
with previously stable ... disorders including hypokalemia ... Hypothyroidism, Primary ... most pts have HTN ... Differential #Diagnosis #indications
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Toxins - Drugs ... - Abdominal pain ... + myoglobin AKI ... injured muscles - HYPOTENSION ... or ATN 6.
Antihypertensive Drugs - Summary
Diuretics:
 • Thiazide type: Chlorothiazide, Hydrochlorothiazide
 • Thiazide-like: Chlorthalidone, Indapamide, Metolazone
 • Loop
Antihypertensive Drugs ... Sympatholytic Drugs ... antihypertensive #hypertension ... #htn #medications ... #summary #table