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Compelling and Possible Contraindications to Antihypertensive Drugs
Diuretics (thiazides)
 - Gout
 - Metabolic syndrome, Glucose intolerance, Pregnancy,
Contraindications to Antihypertensive ... hyperkalemia (ACEI, ARB, diabetes ... failure - Co-medication ... Xerostomia #antihypertensive ... #table #bloodpressure
Etiologies of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
GI losses / Insensible losses
Sodium Overload
Transcellular Movement of Water
Central Diabetes Insipidus
Hypernatremia - Differential ... Water Central Diabetes ... in kidneys) - Medications ... Hypernatremia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Table
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
Shock - Differential ... depletion - Medication ... disease • Diabetes ... #Syncope #Differential ... Classification #Table
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Renal Loses - Medications ... - Uncontrolled diabetes ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... Low #Magnesium #Table
Characteristics of Common Lipid Disorders
Polygenic hypercholesterolemia
Atherogenic dyslipidemia
 • Frequently accompanied by central obesity or diabetes
Familial hypercholesterolemia,
dyslipidemia • Frequently ... central obesity or diabetes ... diseases #comparison #table ... defects #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup and Differential ... doses of three antihypertensive ... with previously stable ... Workup #causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #indications
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
Like Conditions - Differential ... long-standing diabetes ... amyloidosis; more frequent ... #Scleroderma #Differential ... Diagnosis #comparison #table
Pharmaceutical agents other than olmesartan have been reported to cause villous atrophy on occasion and are
are listed in Table ... to be the most frequent ... Drugs #Induced #Medications ... #Differential #
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
neuropathy (e.g., diabetic ... Contributing Factors • Medications ... : Sedatives, antihypertensives ... Falls #Diagnosis #Differential