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Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
- Differential Diagnosis ... Medications - Renal ... disease - CKD, AKI ... and bilateral renal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
- Differential Diagnosis ... DM (visit 2), Diagnosis ... multi-drug resistance) Renal ... Nephritic syndrome • AKI ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
- Recent hypo/hypertension ... protein/Cr - Renal ... - 45% - Pre-renal ... mostly ATN and pre-renal ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
- Differential Diagnosis ... Acute/Chronic renal ... failure • Renal ... • Scleroderma renal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Complications of Portal Hypertension
 • Hepatic Encephalopathy
 • Pulmonary: Hepatopulmonary syndrome, Portopulmonary hypertension, Hepatic hydrothorax
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Complications of Portal Hypertension ... Portopulmonary hypertension ... Varices: Portal hypertensive ... Pancytopenia • Renal ... Complications #hepatology #diagnosis
Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
kidney injury (AKI ... AKI is classified ... into pre-renal, ... renal, and post-renal ... #Diagnosis #AKI
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework PRE-Renal ... Shunting INTRA-Renal ... Drug-induced POST-Renal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
- Differential Diagnosis ... at least 50% Renal ... Emboli Systemic Hypotension ... Ischemia (severe hypotension ... Sjögren) Post-Renal
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
criteria required to diagnose ... hypertensive emergency ... might support the diagnosis ... proteinuria, or chronic renal ... #Emergency #Diagnosis
Prerenal Acute Kidney Injury - Diagnostic Schema

Hypovolemia 
Hypervolemia 
Hypotension 
Vessels 

#Prerenal #Acute #Kidney #Injury #AKI #Diagnosis
Kidney Injury - Diagnostic ... Hypervolemia Hypotension ... Kidney #Injury #AKI ... #Diagnosis #Differential