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Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Diagnosis Framework ... Vasculitis • Lupus ... Drug (+): ... inhibitors Drug ... #Diagnosis #causes
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Secondary Causes ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... (multi-drug resistance ... #Nephrology #Differential
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Causes of Hypertension ... Uncontrolled • Drug ... Secondary Causes ... licorice • Medications ... excess (Cushing syndrome
Pharmacologic Treatment of Hypertensive Emergencies in Pregnancy
Drug - Dose range - Onset/oeak/duration - Side effects
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Pharmacologic Treatment ... in Pregnancy Drug ... , tachycardia, nausea ... , lupus-like syndrome ... #Pharmacology #Medications
Secondary causes of Hypertension
 • Medications, Drugs, Chemo: NSAIDS, Steroids, CNI, Alcohol, Cocaine, OCP, Licorice, MAOI,
Secondary causes ... • Medications ... , Drugs, Chemo: ... #causes #Hypertension ... diagnosis
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
nephropathy • Secondary ... systemic disease or drugs ... Post-infectious GN, Lupus ... • Drugs • Toxins ... Nephritis (AIN) • Drugs
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... • Hepatorenal syndromes ... • Drugs • Emboli ... (E. coli) • Drugs ... Nephritis • Drugs
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... Differential Diagnosis ... induced - Urinary drug ... screen (illicit drugs ... Differential #Diagnosis
Portal Hypertension Classification by site of vascular obstruction
1) Post-hepatic Post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome
2) Intrahepatic Post-sinusoidal: Veno-occlusive disease
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Post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome ... hepatic fibrosis, Drugs ... procoagulopathy or secondary ... gastroenterology #diagnosis ... #differential
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related ... pancreatitis), Drug ... to Treatment: Drug ... (ie SJS, DIHS, drug