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Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... taken at home, work ... Primary #Secondary #HTN ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Renal Parenchymal Diseases ... syndrome • AKI/CKD ... Metabolic Causes: • Hyperthyroidism
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
- Workup and Differential ... Vasculitis • Endocrinologic ... : Hypothyroidism ... Renal parenchymal disease ... most pts have HTN
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Dwarfism) • Hypothyroidism ... Panhypopituitarism Treatment ... Celiac, IBD) • ... #endocrinology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... , Severe Valve Disease ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... #algorithm #treatment
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... heart failure: - Hyperthyroidism ... PP and systolic hypertension ... coronary heart disease ... Worse outcomes in CKD
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Differential Diagnosis ... pseudo-acromegaly, obesity, hypothyroidism ... Diagnosis and Workup ... Diagnosis #Management #Endocrinology ... #Treatment #Pathophysiology