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Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Secondary Causes ... Algorithm Hypertension ... based on repeat clinic ... HTN • Onset < ... #Algorithm #Causes
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Algorithm Primary ... taken at home, work ... excess (Cushing syndrome ... #HTN #Cardiology ... #Algorithm #causes
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
Findings in or Near ... seen in Reiter's syndrome ... Abnormal #Pathology #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Signs ... #PhysicalExam #
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential Diagnosis ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... most pts have HTN
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
in primary or secondary ... deficiency Work ... Fecal occult blood test ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #dermatology #physicalexam
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
soles in 50% of cases ... patches" resemblin snail ... and nephrotic syndrome ... within the last year ... Latent #Tertiary #Diagnosis
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
dyscrasias • Secondary ... Clinical suspicion ... Amyloidosis Clinical ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... macroglossia Nails
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... • Locked-in syndrome ... Nail bed pressure ... If ok with ICU team ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Acromegaly occurs secondary ... Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome ... and Workup: • ... glucose suppression test