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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis and Screening ... abdominal CT, Bilateral ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Screening #Workup
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
several common and less ... and treatment can ... Inflammatory causes ... #inflammatory #differential ... #diagnosis
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
Cognitive impairment + loss ... ... laboratory tests ... Aphaso-apraxo-agnosia syndrome ... (parkinsonian signs ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
sudden, transient loss ... carotid sinus syndrome ... syncope (ruling out differential ... orthostatic vital sign ... The treatment strategy
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... II ○ Susac’s syndrome ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #otology
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura in severe cases ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... (ARDS): - Bilateral ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #signs
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
fatiguable chewing, loss ... life-threatening Differential ... /Edrophonium test ... - Cogan sign ... - Peek sign 2.
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Insufficiency Addison's Disease ... and melanoma Bilateral ... fever • Weight loss ... Serum DHEAS Diagnosis ... endocrinology #diagnosis
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
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- Diagnosis Algorithm ... suspected: • Signs ... unresponsive to treatment ... without discernable cause ... microscopic colitis Differential
Romberg's Test for Proprioception
History: First described in the 19th century in patients with tabes dorsalis (later
tabes dorsalis (later ... (Romberg's sign ... Proprioceptive loss ... Observe when patient closes ... #neurology #diagnosis