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Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Primary and Secondary ... Causes of Hypertension ... Secondary Causes ... • Obstructive Sleep ... #HTN #Cardiology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... kidney injury). ... Obstructive sleep ... Neurologic disorders ... Differential #Diagnosis #indications
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... disease - Hypertensive ... tubular necrosis (causes ... interstitial nephritis (AIN ... #Kidney #Injury
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... Acute Kidney Injury ... nephropathy • Secondary ... • Prolonged hypotension ... Interstitial Nephritis (AIN
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... Compartment Syndrome, Medications ... Pigment, Protein) • AIN ... #Kidney #Injury ... #causes #algorithm
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... - Recent hypo/hypertension ... rhabdo/TLS) Causes ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Differential
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Torsemide) • Acute ... stones caused by ... hyperaldosteronism • Acute ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology ... #Pharmacology #Medications
Cardiorenal Syndrome (CRS) Types
 • Type 1 - Acute CRS: Alteration of renal perfusion is the
- Chronic RCS: Hypertension ... shifts may be in cause ... • Type 5 - Secondary ... Syndrome #CRS #Types #cardiology ... #nephrology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm ... Skin involvement, Kidney ... for alternative causes ... dechallenge • Acute ... #hepatology