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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
and Screening Testing ... of renal disease ... • Renovascular disease ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... Mineralocorticoid excess syndromes
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
The evaluation should ... audiometry • Patients should ... II ○ Susac’s syndrome ... Noise trauma ○ MS ... ○ HIV ○ Lyme disease
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
smear, HIV/HCV testing ... PT, aPTT(liver disease ... K), H. pylori test ... thyroid function test ... #Workup #hematology
Empty Can (Jobe) Test on Shoulder Exam

Supraspinatus muscle testing strength can also be done using the
Empty Can (Jobe) Test ... on Shoulder Exam ... Supraspinatus muscle testing ... tendinopathy or tear ... video #sports #msk
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
liver function tests ... presence of metabolic syndrome ... decision for repeat testing ... alcohol-related liver disease ... non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Empty Can (Jobe) Test for Supraspinatus Injury on Shoulder Exam

Supraspinatus muscle testing strength can also be
Empty Can (Jobe) Test ... Supraspinatus muscle testing ... the empty can test ... tendinopathy or tear ... video #sports #msk
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... Nerve V: • TMJ syndrome ... Temporal arteritis should ... Gastrointestinal disease ... differentiate disease
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Systemic and Primary Causes ... Liver Function Tests ... Myelodisplastic syndrome ... Psychiatric Disease ... #generalized #dermatology
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Demyelinating Disease ... (MS), Epidural ... Guillain-Barre syndrome ... poisoning, Scorpion sting
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder ... mellitus, thyroid disease ... , rotator cuff tear ... a stroke that caused ... stages #staging #msk