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

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Hyperthyroidism CNS ... /agitation • CNS ... Autoimmune: • Vasculitis ... Scleroderma renal crises ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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- Tamponade Pulmonary ... - Water - Pus ... HTN - Vasculitis ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology ... #pulmonary
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Pulmonary hypertension ... Pulmonary hypertension ... multifactorial mechanisms Hematologic ... neurofibromatosis, vasculitis ... #Differential #Causes
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Hypertension - ... Diagnosis Algorithm Pulmonary ... Miscellaneous: • Hematologic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
disorders, or other causes ... • Secondary Causes ... deficiencies - PNH ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology ... #rheumatology #
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
malignant, pediatric cases ... neoplasms of pts ... and Signs: 50% pts ... attributed to catecholamine ... may present with pulmonary
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Pneumonia • Pulmonary ... hypertension ... • Vasculitis • ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis
The percentage of syncopal events secondary to arrhythmias or structural disease is generally
Others Orthostatic hypotension ... Drug induced • ANS ... stenosis • HOCM • Pulmonary ... hypertension ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... Causes: • Vascular ... Coarctation of aorta, Vasculitis ... apnea: CPAP, most pts ... #Workup #causes
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
progressing GN • New pulmonary ... glomerulonephritis and/or pulmonary ... tract, and often causes ... arthritis, obstructive pulmonary ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology