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When to Evaluate for Secondary Causes of Hypertension
1. Severe or resistant HTN
2. Acute rise/lability in BP
3.
for Secondary Causes ... AngieRao92 via BCM IM Residency ... #Hypertension #causes
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Upper and Lower Causes ... Radiation CMC IM Residency ... differential #diagnosis #Causes
Neck Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Inflammatory:
 • Viral (reactive): EBV, HIV
 • Bacterial: Staph/Strep, Tularemia, Brucella
, Cyst BCM IM Residency ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
proteinuria, RBC casts ... Nephrology if cause ... identified by UW IM Residency
Pacemaker Placement Indications
Class I:
 • Third degree block
 • Advanced 2nd degree block
 • Symptomatic Mobitz
• Reversible causes ... - BWH Medicine Residency
Diagnosis of Myasthenia Gravis - Physical Exam Maneuvers
 • Sustained lateral gaze for seconds to elicit
ptotic eyelid will cause ... - BWH Medicine Residency
Medical Conditions Causing Mania or Mania-Like Episodes: Pathogenesis
 • Bipolar Disorder -> Combination of individual, genetic,
neuroplasticity and cellular resilience ... Manic #Secondary #Causes
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
More likely to cause ... glucocorticoids - can cause ... of Baltimore IM Residency
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis 
 • Cardiac disease: Myocardial ischemia / infarction, Myocarditis, Congenital disorders, Cardiomyopathies,
Physiological causes ... of Baltimore IM Residency
A Model for Defining Frailty

Resiliency, Adaptive Capacity in Fit, Prefrail and Frail Patients

#Diagnosis #Geriatrics #Frailty #Model
Defining Frailty Resiliency ... Model #Prefrailty #Resiliency