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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Screening Testing ... ultrasound; MRA; abdominal ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... #Causes #Screening
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Whipple Disease ... and Management ... Tropheryma whipplei Symptoms ... Abdominal pain; ... #management #criteria
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Budd Chiari syndrome ... Symptoms of metastatic ... initial test: abdominal
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... is a skin prick test ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
95% - Initial screening ... test Anti-dsDNA ... block • Sjogren syndrome ... #SLE #Summary #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #management
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
and Management ... ketoconazole, etomidate) Symptoms ... ) w/ anorexia, abdominal ... hypophysitis, Sheehan's syndrome ... A STIM test can
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
, Diagnosis and ... Management Algorithm ... Hypertension, Overweight, Abdominal ... Endocrinopathies (Cushing Syndrome ... PCOS), Pancreatic Disease
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... last 3 months + symptom ... cultures, but test ... Rule out celiac disease
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Angina Stress Test ... with a stable symptom ... acute coronary syndrome ... Angina #ChestPain #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #EBM
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... Non-invasive initial screening ... 10 minutes of rest ... resolution of symptoms ... #diagnosis #management