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Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
- Differential ... based on repeat clinic ... Renal Parenchymal Diseases ... HTN #Secondary #Nephrology ... #Differential #
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Portal Hypertension ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Portal ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... #Differential #
Malignant Adrenal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Suggestive of Malignancy: Inhomogenous Density, Delay in CT Contrast Washout
Adrenal Mass - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypointense to Liver ... on TI Weighted MRI ... High Plasma E2 + Clinical
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
- Workup and Differential ... Diagnosis Approach ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Renal parenchymal disease ... Neurologic disorders
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
- Recent hypo/hypertension ... - TTE/liver fxn? ... - Pre-renal disease ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Differential
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Shock, Autoimmune disease ... Vascular narrowing on MRA ... Reversible course Differential ... #management #neurology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison ... • Clinical features ... the spleen or liver ... #oncology #diagnosis ... #differential #
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
high index of clinical ... heart valves • MRI ... often seen • MRI ... - Infectious Diseases ... #Endocarditis #comparison
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Liver Disease in ... #Disease #Pregnancy ... obstetrics #hepatitis #comparison ... #differential # ... diagnosis #icp #
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
Pachymeningitis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... of patients MRI ... Pachymeningitis #HP #Neurology ... diagnosis