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Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Secondary Causes ... - Differential ... damage or DM (visit 2) ... HTN • Onset < ... #HTN #Secondary
When to Evaluate for Secondary Causes of Hypertension
1. Severe or resistant HTN
2. Acute rise/lability in BP
3.
Causes of Hypertension ... Severe or resistant HTN ... 2. ... Malignant HTN with ... causes #differential
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Causes of Hypertension ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Secondary Causes ... #HTN #Cardiology
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pulmonary ... PulmonaryHypertension #PHTN ... #Causes
Secondary causes of Hypertension
 • Medications, Drugs, Chemo: NSAIDS, Steroids, CNI, Alcohol, Cocaine, OCP, Licorice, MAOI,
Secondary causes ... Hyperaldosternism (low renin HTN ... Other low renin HTN ... #causes #Hypertension ... #differential #
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... the existence of hypertension ... suggests either secondary ... acidosis (type 1 of 2)
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
Hypertension According ... procoagulopathy or secondary ... including surgery 2) ... portalhypertension #phtn ... #differential #
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
receptor type 2) ... hemangiomatosis 2. ... PHTN #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Causes
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
 •
unless severe HTN ... unless severe HTN ... Urine Dipstick ≥2+ ... doubling of Cr), pulmonary ... #cardiology #differential
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis
The percentage of syncopal events secondary to arrhythmias or structural disease is generally
Syncope - Differential ... syncopal events secondary ... stenosis • HOCM • Pulmonary ... Falls Unknown - 2% ... #diagnosis #causes