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Secondary causes of Hypertension
 • Medications, Drugs, Chemo: NSAIDS, Steroids, CNI, Alcohol, Cocaine, OCP, Licorice, MAOI,
Secondary causes of Hypertension ... • Medications ... Anti VEGF agents, TKI ... Pseudopheochromocytoma - respond to SSRIs ... Secondary #causes #Hypertension
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Kidney Injury (AKI ... Abdominal Compartment Syndrome ... , Medications Intra-Renal ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #AKI ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
• Nephritic syndrome ... • AKI/CKD Mineralocorticoid ... Excess: • Conn's syndrome ... Licorice • Liddle's syndrome ... HTN #Secondary #Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome ... a.k.a. hepatorenal syndrome ... disease - Hypertensive ... tract infection • Medications ... Classification #diagnosis #nephrology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Secondary Causes of Hypertension ... Hypertensive urgency ... licorice • Medications ... disease - CKD, AKI ... excess (Cushing syndrome
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Kidney Injury (AKI ... • Hepatorenal syndromes ... Emboli Systemic Hypotension ... Ischemia (severe hypotension ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Kidney Injury AKI ... inhibitors, hepatorenal syndrome ... • Prolonged hypotension ... Koratala @NephroP #AKI ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Vascular: Stroke, Hypertension ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... Toxic: Alcohol, Medication ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
Hypothyroidism • Medication-induced ... • Inflammatory/AI ... Paraprotein-associated (POEMS syndrome ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Vision changes • Hypertensive ... transplantation, Hypertension ... /Hypertensive emergency ... Electrolyte abnormality, Medication ... diagnosis #management #neurology