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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary Hypertension ... - Workup and Differential ... with previously stable ... #Workup #causes ... #Differential #
Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
Elevated Troponin Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... Post-Coronarv): Stress ... Occlusion • Stable ... Elevated #Troponin #Differential
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
: 33% • Treatment ... of (Acute resp distress ... ) • Fever and hypotension ... : No • Treatment ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary Hypertension ... - Differential ... #Differential # ... Causes #Screening #Workup ... #table
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... injured muscles -> HYPOTENSION ... oxidative iniury Treatment ... per day until stable ... Summary #causes #treatment
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
• Unexplained hypotension ... trolley, anaphylaxis treatment ... require prolonged treatment ... as patient is stable ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... heart disease • Hypertensive ... infarction • Stress ... factors + oxidative stress ... management #cardiology #treatment
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension ... Increased O2 Demand: Stress ... Beta-Agonists, ↑ work ... Lactic #Acidosis #Differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable ... Aeruginosa - Strep ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
which all carry treatment ... drastically elevates the stress ... with circulating stress ... hormones that work ... #diagnosis #differential