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Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Primary and Secondary ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Secondary Causes ... #Primary #Secondary ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Secondary Causes ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Renal Parenchymal Diseases ... #Nephrology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Sarcoidosis, Primary ... , Systemic Sclerosis ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #differential # ... cardiology #algorithm
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... Workup and Differential ... Neurologic disorders ... Workup #causes # ... Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... Congenital Heart Disease ... • Arrhythmia ... • Cardiomyopathy ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
leukocytosis, psychiatric disorders ... , and, rarely, secondary ... tachycardia, or arrhythmia ... disease: Management ... #Management #treatment
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Abnormalities in primary ... or secondary hemostasis ... deficiency Work ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... LV thrombus, RV systolic ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #treatment
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Summary Group of disorders ... Amyloidosis: • Primary ... dyscrasias • Secondary ... the extent of disease ... abnormalities, arrhythmia