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Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Algorithm Primary ... taken at home, work ... disease - CKD, ... artery stenosis ... Primary #Secondary #HTN
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Algorithm Hypertension ... based on repeat clinic ... multi-drug resistance) Renal ... Parenchymal Diseases ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
- Recent hypo/hypertension ... disease — 21% ... (mostly ATN and ... AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Decreased ... artery stenosis ... • Diabetes • Hypertension ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Diagnosis Approach ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... artery stenosis ... disease: CKD, acute ... most pts have HTN
Suggested diagnostic algorithm where clinical suspicion for renal artery stenosis exists
Suspicion of fibromuscular disease - Suspicion
algorithm where ... clinical suspicion ... for renal artery ... #renal #artery ... #workup #nephrology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Shock, Autoimmune disease ... Immunosuppressive agents, Renal ... of HTN is the mainstay ... #management #neurology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Syndromes - OnePager Summary ... life-threatening diseases ... Inflammatory eye disease ... mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... #management #treatment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Management Summary ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... injured muscles - HYPOTENSION ... disease 2.
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
- differential diagnosis ... : • Renal pruritus ... #Pruritus #Treatment ... #Algorithm #Hemodialysis ... #CKD