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Drug-Induced Hypertension - Common Medications 

Corticosteroids (prednisone) 
Sympathomimetics (amphetamine, pseudoephedrine)
SNRl's (duloxetine, venlafaxine) 
Calcineurin Inhibitors (tacrolimus, cyclosporine)
- Common Medications ... , with medications ... of different medications ... /ambcarerx #DrugInduced ... Medications #Differential
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
- Differential ... Onset between age ... Causes (5%) - Onset age ... licorice • Medications ... HTN #Cardiology #Differential
Drug-Induced Thrombocytopenia
The diagnosis of drug-induced thrombocytopenia can be made only by demonstrating resolution of thrombocytopenia once
thrombocytopenia are ... Thrombocytopenia #Differential ... #DrugInduced #Medications
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE ... #hyperkalemia #differential ... pharmacology #potassium #medications ... #druginduced
When to Evaluate for Secondary Causes of Hypertension
1. Severe or resistant HTN
2. Acute rise/lability in BP
3.
Secondary Causes of Hypertension ... Age <30 w/o risk ... BCM_InternalMed #Secondary #Hypertension ... #causes #differential ... #indications #diagnosis
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
Class Ia: The medications ... other causes of AP are ... Pancreatitis #Causes #Differential ... Diagnosis #Drugs #DrugInduced ... #Medications #Classes
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
- Workup and Differential ... Age less than 30 ... at an older age ... Workup #causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #indications
PDE5 inhibitors are usually the drugs of first choice for erectile dysfunction.

PDE5 inhibitors enhance an erection that is
PDE5 inhibitors are ... potentially fatal hypotension ... #pharmacology #comparison ... #treatment #medications
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Blurry Vision - Differential ... Effects of Systemic Medications ... Macular hole • Hypertensive ... visual loss) • Medications ... Blurry #Vision #differential
When assessing a patient with acute dyspnea during or shortly following a transfusion, it is challenging
challenging to differentiate ... and wheeze, but are ... the presence of hypotension ... #TRALI #TACO #Comparison