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Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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Pathologic / Fragility Fractures ... - Differential ... Osteodystrophy - Secondary ... #Fragility #Fractures ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Secondary Causes of Hypertension
Renal hypertension 
Endocrine hypertension 
Cardiovascular hypertension 
Neurogenic hypertension 
Hypertension in pregnancy 
Toxic agent-induced
Secondary Causes ... of Hypertension Renal ... hypertension #Secondary ... #Hypertension #Differential ... #Causes #Diagnosis
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... Hypertension - Differential ... ultrasound, Tests ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound ... Acromegaly #Secondary
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
- Differential ... suggests either secondary ... gastrointestinal K loss • Renal ... hypokalemia • Renal ... #hypokalemia #differential
Hypomagnesemia - Differential Diagnosis
Renal Causes of Hypomagnesemia - Familial:
Bartter syndrome and Gitelman syndrome, Isolated recessive hypomagnesemia,
Hypomagnesemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Renal ... Causes of Hypomagnesemia ... Hypomagnesemia with secondary ... Hypomagnesemia #differential
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Causes of Hypertension ... - Differential ... Causes (5%) - Onset ... and bilateral renal ... HTN #Cardiology #Differential
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... secondary to metastatic ... breast, prostate, renal ... #Back #Pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Solid or Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Solid Renal Mass:
 • Benign <3
Causes of Solid ... or Cystic Renal ... Mass - Differential ... RenalMass #Nephrology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Causes of Low Back ... Pain - Differential ... pulposus, Compression fracture ... Retroperitoneal - renal ... #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Causes of Chronic ... Kidney Disease - Differential ... Family history, ultrasound ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes