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Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Positive family ... taken at home, work ... bilateral renal artery ... excess (Cushing syndrome
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
- Workup and Differential ... renal bruit or signs ... Vascular: Renal artery ... Renal parenchymal disease ... #Workup #causes
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... papilledema • Horner syndrome ... deficits • Temporal artery ... • Meningeal signs ... #neurology #PHANTOMS
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Anterior spinal artery ... spondylosis -> Commonly hyperextension ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
head in dependent position ... at home or at work ... symptoms - cervical artery ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... signs/symptoms
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... infarction, coronary artery ... Skin lesions • Positive ... diagnosis #management #signs
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
and Management Algorithm ... Secretagogues after ... (Dyslipidemia, Hypertension ... Endocrinopathies (Cushing Syndrome ... PCOS), Pancreatic Disease
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
• Symptoms and signs ... Spinal artery thrombosis ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... differential #algorithm
Causes of Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign - Anechoic on ultrasound, Well-demarcated on ultrasound/CT,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... bilateral cysts, Positive ... Polycystic Kidney Disease ... Hippel-Lindau Syndrome ... Carcinoma - No signs