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Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
and Secondary Causes ... - Differential Diagnosis ... taken at home, work ... Mechanical • Aortic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
Aortitis - Diagnosis ... and Workup Clinical ... general health - Aortic ... stenosis (pulseless, hypertension ... #Causes
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential Diagnosis ... Physiologic Causes ... disorders: - Aortic ... regurgitation - Aortic ... PP and systolic hypertension
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Workup and Differential ... Diagnosis Approach ... Coarctation of aorta ... #Workup #causes ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Chronic Hypertensive ... Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension ... Papilledema #Chronic #Hypertensive ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs
Quincke's Pulse in a patient with a normal echocardiogram (non-valvular)

A 70 y/o man presents with new
Quincke's Pulse ... is identified (video ... Workup for cause ... EtOH causes thiamine ... AorticRegurgitation #Diagnosis
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Hyperthyroidism • Aortic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Workup #table
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
- Differential Diagnosis ... Concussion Other Causes ... #differential #diagnosis ... #ophthalmology ... #causes
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
stimulus, check pulse ... bradycardia OR severe hypotension ... Consider known drug causes ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
in sequence – hypotension ... • Hypotension ... Consider other causes ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup