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Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Diagnosis Algorithm ... taken at home, work ... Mechanical • Aortic ... Primary #Secondary #HTN ... #Cardiology #Differential
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Ovoid hypointense structures along the bursal surface
(HADD) - MSK Radiology ... • Treatment for ... Differential diagnosis ... tenosynovitis: Differentiate ... #diagnosis #msk
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential ... Coarctation of aorta ... Renal parenchymal disease ... most pts have HTN
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis ... Then, ask 3 questions ... to work through ... vaptans (HF/liver disease ... #Diagnosis #Treatment
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... Inflammatory eye disease ... mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... #treatment
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
and less common diseases ... and treatment can ... consistent with MS ... noninflammatory #differential ... #diagnosis
Quincke's Pulse in a patient with a normal echocardiogram (non-valvular)

A 70 y/o man presents with new
with a normal echocardiogram ... function, no valvular disease ... Workup for cause ... highest on my differential ... AorticRegurgitation #Diagnosis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... predisposition (TTN ... e.g., <50%), ESC guidelines ... #management #cardiology ... #treatment
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
dysregulation, bouts of HTN ... Diagnostic Criteria ... for brain and/or optic ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... management #neurology #differential
Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • The iliotibial band (ITB) is thickened with
Friction Syndrome - MSK ... • Treatment: Conservative ... Findings of chronic disease ... Differential diagnosis ... #diagnosis #msk