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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... : • Renal parenchymal ... disease - Renal ... of renal disease ... ultrasound; MRA; abdominal
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
•
Causes of Acute ... ) - Prerenal, Renal ... Postrenal PRE-RENAL ... Vascular occlusion RENAL ... Infection POST-RENAL
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Renal Cell Carcinoma ... renal mass): 9% ... Potentially palpable renal ... initial test: abdominal ... Percutaneous renal
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Management Summary ... ) w/ anorexia, abdominal ... Causes of Secondary ... A STIM test can ... #Diagnosis #Management
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Modalities for Renal ... for ureteric and renal ... MRI - Limited value ... for ureteric and renal ... Modalities #Calculi #Renal
Staphylococcus-associated GlomeruloNephritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
CLINICAL
 • Nephritic syndrome (Casts)
 • Marked proteinuria (may be
• Often severe renal ... • No serologic tests ... available • Renal ... GlomeruloNephritis #nephrology ... #diagnosis #management
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
HYPOTENSION → renal ... vasoconstriction → decreased renal ... perfusion → renal ... Cast formation: Renal ... #Management #causes
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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mucosal injury - Abdominal ... pain, nausea, vomiting ... coagulopathy, renal ... Toxicity #Toxicology #Diagnosis ... #Management #Ferrous
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Primary and Secondary ... and Differential Diagnosis ... Encephalitis, Abscess ... #differential #causes ... #management #neurology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
to bolus these values ... contribution of liver or renal ... tests before beginning ... deficiency - Renal ... lactate production Renal