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Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
- Differential ... based on repeat clinic ... Renal Parenchymal Diseases ... • Glomerulonephritis ... HTN #Secondary #Nephrology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Workup and Differential ... Hypertension associated ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... : CKD, acute glomerulonephritis ... #Workup #causes
Staphylococcus-associated GlomeruloNephritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
CLINICAL
 • Nephritic syndrome (Casts)
 • Marked proteinuria (may be
Management Summary ... CLINICAL • Nephritic ... syndrome (Casts ... deposits common TREATMENT ... #nephrology #diagnosis
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
(PVC's) - Summary ... (e.g., long QT syndrome ... Causes: • Hypertension ... impulse • No associated ... more intensive treatment
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
3 questions to work ... hyponatremia is a complex ... demyelination syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Treatment ... #management #nephrology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
fluctuations PRES-Associated ... Shock, Autoimmune disease ... Reversible course Differential ... • Treatment of ... #neurology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
- OnePager Summary ... mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... w differential ... Goodpasture's cause ... #treatment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
and Management Summary ... Heme associated ... disease 2. ... #causes #treatment ... #nephrology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
and Management Summary ... Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... Clinical Manifestations ... antibody that works ... #neurology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Myeloproliferative Disease ... changes that are associated ... Workup: • Complete ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology