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Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
- Differential ... Ambulatory blood pressure ... monitor, Self/Home pressure ... HTN #Secondary #Nephrology ... #Differential #
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Workup and Differential ... use of adequate doses ... heart failure, neurologic ... Neurologic disorders ... #Differential #
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
osmolarity If cause ... • Abdominal compartment ... intravesicular pressure ... #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes
Drugs associated with hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia

Hypokalemia
- Shift from extracellular fluid to intracellular fluid compartment
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intracellular fluid compartment ... Insulin (high dose ... #Medications #differential ... #diagnosis #nephrology ... #Causes #hypomg
Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
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(ICP) - Pathophysiology ... = dilated BV = raises ... raise ICP • Hypertension ... #ICP #Pathophysiology ... #neurology #neurosurgery
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Reversible course Differential ... the diastolic pressure ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Red Flags and Differential ... Bilateral • Pressure ... Red Eye, Stuffy Nose ... #causes #primary ... secondary #management #neurology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Management Summary Causes ... Crush injury - Compartment ... injured muscles - HYPOTENSION ... #treatment #nephrology
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
Normal/low blood pressure ... Hypomagnesemia • Hypertension ... the indicated causes ... urine #Algorithm #nephrology ... #differential #
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
Pachymeningitis - Differential ... condition that causes ... thickening can cause ... Changes in Perfusion/Pressure ... Pachymeningitis #HP #Neurology