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Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Secondary Causes ... based on repeat clinic ... withdrawal Anatomic Causes ... RAS Metabolic Causes ... HTN #Secondary #Nephrology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... and signs of end-organ ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... renal bruit or signs ... #Workup #causes
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Chronic Hypertensive ... Pathogenesis and clinical ... Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension ... #Retinopathy #pathophysiology ... ophthalmology #diagnosis #signs
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Hyperactivity: Hypertension ... Dizziness - Nausea ... Serotonin #Inhibitors #Pathophysiology ... Psychiatry #Diagnosis #Signs
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea ... Hyperactivity: Hypertension ... gain Incr NE: Nausea ... SerotoninNorepinephrine #Inhibitors #Pathophysiology ... Psychiatry #Diagnosis #Signs
Spondylolysis & Spondylolisthesis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Pars interarticularis stress fracture (spondylolysis) - most frequently in the
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Positive one-legged hyperextension ... XR — scotty dog sign ... MSK #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
Classification Types - Pathophysiology ... in blood flow caused ... Depends on the cause ... hypovolemia and hypotension ... #Shock #Types #Pathophysiology
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
malignant, pediatric cases ... Symptoms and Signs ... common symptoms and signs ... Treatment • Operable ... • Treatment of
Tree in Bud Sign
The Tree-in-Bud sign represents Endobronchial spread in a linear branching pattern and centrilobular
Tree in Bud Sign ... The Tree-in-Bud sign ... It is caused by ... #diagnosis #clinical ... radiology #ChestCT #pathophysiology
Pathyophysiology - hyperglycemic crises in patients with diabetes 
Key signs/symptoms of HHS/DKA:
Both: Polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss,
Pathyophysiology ... hyperglycemic crises ... diabetes Key signs ... , tachycardia, hypotension