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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
- Workup and Differential ... Diagnosis Approach ... and signs of end-organ ... renal bruit or signs ... Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Bradykinetic Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Parkinson's Disease (TRAP):
• Resting Tremor
• Cogwheel Rigidity
• Akinesia/Bradykinesia
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Parkinson's Disease ... • Cerebellar signs ... • Postural Hypotension ... MovementDisorders #Neurology
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
Echocardiographic Signs ... hypovolemia and hypotension ... Echocardiographic Signs ... Echocardiographic Signs ... Echocardiographic Signs
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... Management Summary • Hypotension ... Full Set of Vital Signs ... monitor, telemetry, 12 ... Management #Summary #criticalcare
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
consciousness, hypertension ... at home or at work ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... signs/symptoms ... postpartum #Diagnosis
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... Romana's sign ... Indeterminate form (No signs ... symptoms, positive serology ... Trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
exclude other lung disease ... - Infectious workup ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... monitoring (vital signs ... Checklist #Management #CriticalCare
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
is unconscious, signs ... abnormalities (hypo- or hypertension ... Obtain a 12-lead ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... artery aneurysms Diagnosis ... oral ulcers in 12 ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... #management #signs
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
- Differential Diagnosis ... endocrine: Vitamin B12 ... Lack of UMN/LMN signs ... dystrophies Work ... #neurology