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Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
- Differential ... Onset between age ... taken at home, work ... Causes (5%) - Onset age ... HTN #Cardiology #Differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
- Workup and Differential ... with previously stable ... Age less than 30 ... #Workup #causes ... #Differential #
Age-Focused Initial Evaluation for Pyoderma Gangrenosum 

All Patients: 
 - A thorough history and physical examination
Age-Focused Initial ... ) - CBC with differential ... #Gangrenosum #Workup ... #Evaluation #Age ... #Dermatology #Diagnosis
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential ... vasculitis, malignant hypertension ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #workup ... #hematology #testing
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
evaluation or workup ... 1,500 cells/µL Workup ... (common causes are ... Disorders #Algorithm #Differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Petechial Rash - Differential ... appearance • Hypotension ... • Extremes of age ... deficiency Work ... Algorithm #Causes #dermatology
Severe Drug Rashes - Comparison - DRESS | SJS/TEN | AGEP | Erythroderma

DRESS 
 - Onset:
DRESS | SJS/TEN | AGEP ... Rashes #Comparison #TABLE ... DRESS #SJSTEN #AGEP ... #Erythroderma #Dermatology ... #Emergency #Differential
Maculopapular Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

The term maculopapule is a portmanteau, a combination
of macule and
macule and papule (Table ... febrile have a wide differential ... have a broader differential ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... Central #Peripheral #Differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary Hypertension ... - Differential ... #Differential # ... Causes #Screening #Workup ... #table
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 ... TACO #Comparison #Table