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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 ... Acute rise/lability ... Age <30 w/o risk ... #Hypertension #causes ... #differential #
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
 •
Causes of Sudden ... Infancy (SUDI) - Differential ... 80% of SUDI • Risk ... Infancy #Infant #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Pathogens in Pneumonia

Here is a quick review of the pathogens causing pneumonia (useful for enumerating differentials
for enumerating differentials ... TYPICAL ORGANISMS (RISK ... ATYPICAL ORGANISMS (RISK ... Pathogens #Pneumonia #Differential ... #Microbiology #Causes
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
Dissociation EVERY 1 F RISE ... BPM INFECTIOUS CAUSES ... help hone your differential ... Dissociation #diagnosis #differential ... #causes
Cognitive Biases

When it comes to assessing risk, humans often fail to make rational decisions because our
comes to assessing risk ... some that can cause ... comes to assessing risks ... Biases #Types #Causes ... #Differential #
Causes of Pelvic Organ Prolapse - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Herniation of one or more pelvic organs
Risk factors:
Causes of Pelvic ... Organ Prolapse - Differential ... pelvic organs Risk ... OrganProlapse #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Stevens Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis - Causative Medications 
and Level of Suspicion 

High Risk:
Antigout:
Suspicion High Risk ... , piroxicam #Differential ... #DrugInduced #Causes
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... l MD SOAP) - Risks ... patients if the cause ... Platelet #Disorders #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
frequently benign causes ... syncope (ruling out differential ... life-threatening causes ... determining the risk ... depends on the cause
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... Physiologic Causes ... Pathologic Causes ... with an increased risk ... • Increased risk