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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... - Differential Diagnosis ... ultrasound; MRA; abdominal ... Acromegaly #Secondary ... #Workup #table
Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis According to Localization of Abdominal Pain 

Abdominal pain can originate from
Differential Diagnosis ... causes attributable ... (Table 2). ... #Localization #Causes ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
: Most Common Cause ... ) w/ anorexia, abdominal ... Causes of Secondary ... A STIM test can ... ACTH STIM TEST:
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis ... Weakness, fatigue, nausea ... volume depletion, abdominal ... ACTH) stimulation test ... baseline ACTH - Secondary
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... , abdominal pain ... Disorientation, vertigo Diagnostic ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis ... rheumatology #comparison #table
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
will correctly diagnose ... a case, or the ... that any given case ... it has a narrow focus ... #Calculation #Table
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pathologic fracture secondary ... Infection: Epidural abscess ... #causes #primarycare ... #table
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Differential Diagnosis ... , abscess, pulpitis ... Glossopharyngeal neuromas Vagus ... of Secondary Otalgia ... #differential #diagnosis
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
obstruction - Able ... of flank or abdominal ... MRI - Limited value ... for non-calculus causes ... with surgical access
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Primary and Secondary ... and Differential Diagnosis ... Patient Prefers to Rest ... Encephalitis, Abscess ... #differential #causes