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Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
- Differential Diagnosis ... Positive family ... Hyperparathyroidism • Pregnancy ... Secondary #HTN #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Generalized Edema - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Overfill (Increased renal sodium retention, Urine Na > 40meq/L)
Causes of Generalized ... • Constrictive pericarditis ... • Portal hypertension ... • Pregnancy ... • Sepsis • Acute
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential Diagnosis ... CHF, Hypertensive ... Anemia, Arrhythmia, Pericarditis ... Chronic: Ascites, Pregnancy
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
13 Dangerous Causes ... head in dependent position ... or at work) - acute ... preeclampsia: late pregnancy ... postpartum #Diagnosis
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Portal Hypertension ... - Differential Diagnosis ... and constrictive pericarditis ... • Cirrhosis/acute ... Fatty liver of pregnancy
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Constrictive Pericarditis ... Disease • Acute ... Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
Peritoneum Portal hypertension ... - Constrictive pericarditis ... fibrosis - Acute ... fatty liver of pregnancy ... #diagnosis #differential
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
arteries) • Pregnancy ... PP and systolic hypertension ... significantly positive ... : • Acute Coronary ... #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
• A form of acute ... Risk Factors: • Hypertensive ... other high-output causes ... Rule out other causes ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology