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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
apnea - Berlin Questionnaire ... Polysomnography • Drug or alcohol ... Screening #Workup #table
There are several screening questionnaires for OSA, although the accuracy of many of them is limited.4,6,7,24
several screening questionnaires ... The STOP-Bang questionnaire ... The STOP-Bang questionnaire ... Screening #STOPBANG #Questionnaire
OSA Questionnaire - STOPBANG
#Diagnosis #PrimaryCare #OSA #ObstructiveSleepApnea #Screening #STOPBANG #Questionnaire
OSA Questionnaire ... Screening #STOPBANG #Questionnaire
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion
Alcoholic ketoacidosis - Methanol - Ethylene glycol - Isopropyl Alcohol
 • Metabolic Acidosis
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Toxic Alcohol Ingestion ... Alcoholic ketoacidosis ... glycol - Isopropyl Alcohol ... edgarvlermamd #Alcohol ... toxicology #comparison #table
Metabolism of alcohols #Pathophys #EM #Tox #Alcohol #Metabolism #Methanol #EthyleneGlycol #Isopropyl #Formate #Oxalate #AldehydeDehydrogenase #ALiEM
Metabolism of alcohols ... Pathophys #EM #Tox #Alcohol
Alcohol-related liver disease algorithm. 

In patients in whom alcohol is suspected to be the main injurious
Alcohol-related ... patients in whom alcohol ... of the AUDIT C questionnaire ... #Alcohol #LiverDisease
Clinical diagnosis of Alcoholic Hepatitis (AH)
 • Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 • Ongoing
Clinical diagnosis of Alcoholic ... or 60 (male) g alcohol ... • Uncertain alcohol ... denies excessive alcohol ... #diagnosis #Alcoholic
Benzodiazepine-Refractory Alcohol Withdrawal Medications #alcoholwithdrawal #ketamine #phenobarbital #propofol #dexmedetomidine #toxicology #table
Benzodiazepine-Refractory Alcohol ... dexmedetomidine #toxicology #table
Ketosis Disorders - Comparison Table
 • Starvation Ketosis
 • Alcoholic Ketoacidosis (AKA)
 • Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
Disorders - Comparison Table ... Starvation Ketosis • Alcoholic ... endocrinology #comparison #table
Alcohol Withdrawal Timeline
Minor withdrawal (6 to 36 hours) - Tremulousness, mild anxiety, headache, diaphoresis, palpitations, gastrointestinal
Alcohol Withdrawal ... epilepticus • Alcoholic ... BrighamChiefs #Alcohol