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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 ... Consider secondary HTN ... #HTN #Secondary ... #Nephrology #Differential
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
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• Guidelines as ... Eclampsia: Tonic-clonic ... patients • HELLP: Syndrome ... diagnosis so have high clinical ... #cardiology #differential
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
of Seizures - Differential ... Vascular: Stroke, Hypertension ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... Hypoxia, Uremia, Liver ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Portal Hypertension ... - Differential ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... estrogen such as ... #Differential #
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Pathogenesis and clinical ... spondylosis -> Commonly hyperextension ... of iniurv • Conus ... bladder and rectal reflex ... #orthopedics #neurology
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertensive:
 • High Al, Low R - Primary aldosteronism
 • High Al, High
Hypokalemia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Hypertensive ... , renovascular HT ... #Hypokalemia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
- Workup and Differential ... heart failure, neurologic ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... most pts have HTN ... Neurologic disorders
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Hypokalemia - Differential ... the existence of hypertension ... Clinicians should also ... #hypokalemia #differential ... algorithm #causes #nephrology
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
- Recent hypo/hypertension ... - TTE/liver fxn? ... uric acid (rhabdo/TLS ... AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology ... Algorithm #Causes #Differential
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... • Locked-in syndrome ... horizontal movements; also ... for presence of clonus ... #PhysicalExam #neurology