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Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Positive family ... • Long-standing ... taken at home, work ... Hyperparathyroidism • Pregnancy ... Secondary #HTN #Cardiology
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
, and the base is ... toxic substances primarily ... Silicosis - Coal worker ... pulmonary edema in acute ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
potentially be an acute ... Long-standing vs ... Abdominal Pain: • Pregnancy ... pain • Ectopic pregnancy ... aneurysms • Acute
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... are positive in ... Acute: • S. ... Treat underlying cause ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... Resistant hypertension is ... Hypothyroidism, Primary ... Renal parenchymal disease ... Pregnancy-associated
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
IATROGENIC DISEASE ... metastatic spread: lung ... Complications of acute ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... if malignancy is
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
arteries) • Pregnancy ... significantly positive ... coronary heart disease ... Diagnoses: • Acute ... #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
, verrucous) - Lung ... are positive in ... Culture Positive ... : • Acute: S. ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
Acute interstitial ... Rich Pneumonitis) is ... rare idiopathic lung ... It has a fatal outcome ... #Clinical #Radiology
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
1928, a 32-page long ... the recumbent position ... phlebotomy/ blood work ... blood loss or acute ... Anemia of renal disease