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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential Diagnosis ... hypertension and signs ... renal bruit or signs ... Renal parenchymal disease ... Neurologic disorders
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
tinnitus (Méniére's disease ... with vascular causes ... #findings #signs ... #symptoms #comparison ... #neurology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
symptoms are not caused ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... extrapulmonary (peripheral ... anterior/posterior MSK ... #Management #Signs
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... in up to 30% of cases ... - Infectious Diseases ... #Endocarditis #comparison ... #table
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... Distribution - peripheral ... noninflammatory Signs ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... #MSK #rheumatology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... Signs of congestion ... Orthopnea/PND and Peripheral ... the determined cause ... #foamed #heartfailure
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... caused by the protozoan ... weeks incubation Acute ... Romana's sign ... Thin and thick peripheral
Causes of Myoclonus - Differential Diagnosis
LOCALIZATION:
 • Cortical: Focal/multifocal: Distal UL+ Face, Action/sensitive induced
 • Sub-Cortical:
Causes of Myoclonus ... Axial/Bilateral, Startle ... sensitive stimulus • Peripheral ... Chronic: Storage disease ... #Causes #neurology