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Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Primary and Secondary ... Causes of Hypertension ... Primary (Essential ... Mineralocorticoid excess (primary ... #Primary #Secondary
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... starts by measuring urinary ... the existence of hypertension ... either secondary or primary ... • Primary Hyperaldosteronism
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
alcohol induced - Urinary ... ganglioma - 24-h urinary ... suppression test. 24-h urinary ... other than primary ... Screening #Workup #table
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Causes of Ascites ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... liver failure • Primary ... cholangitis • Primary ... #Hepatology #causes
Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
Causes of Urinary ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... multiparous women - Urge ... , cauda equina syndrome ... Obstruction #Urinary
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Hyperacute: - Primary ... - Systemic: Hypertensive ... encephalopathy Acute: - Primary ... Subacute: - Primary ... Chronic: - Primary
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... Embolism • Primary ... Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertensive:
 • High Al, Low R - Primary aldosteronism
 • High Al, High
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypertensive: ... High Al, Low R - Primary ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #nephrology #causes
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Urinary Chloride
 • Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Urinary Chloride ... , Gitelman syndrome ... Hypomagnesemia - Hypertension ... #causes #urinary
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... with previously stable ... Hypothyroidism, Primary ... White-coat syndrome ... Guillain-Barre Syndrome