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Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Primary and Secondary ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Mechanical • Aortic ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Secondary causes of Hypertension
 • Medications, Drugs, Chemo: NSAIDS, Steroids, CNI, Alcohol, Cocaine, OCP, Licorice, MAOI,
Secondary causes ... Pseudoephedrine • Primary ... Renovascular • Primary ... Coarctation of Aorta ... #differential #
Causes of Primary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No onset of menarche by age 16 with secondary
Causes of Primary ... Amenorrhea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... by age 16 with secondary ... Imperforate hymen • Transverse
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Diagnosis Primary ... Pathologic fracture secondary ... Referred Pain: • Aorta ... : Dissection, Aneurysm ... #Diagnosis #causes
5 T’s Mnemonic for Causes of an Anterior Mediastinal Mass Differential Diagnosis

Thymus - Thymoma, Thymic Carcinoma.
s Mnemonic for Causes ... Mediastinal Mass Differential ... most frequent primary ... Cancer Thoracic Aorta ... - Aortic Aneurysm
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... Hypertension - Workup and Differential ... Coarctation of aorta ... Hypothyroidism, Primary ... #Differential #
CARDIAC RIND Mnemonic for Causes of Pericarditis

C - Collagen vascular disease - SLE, RA, Scleroderma, Vasculitis,
RIND Mnemonic for Causes ... Vasculitis, etc A - Aorta ... - Dissection, Aneurysm ... - Neoplasms - Primary ... #Pericarditis #Differential
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
< 30 years • Aorta ... Arteritis): • Aorta ... with GCA or as primary ... tract, and often causes ... Thrombosis and arterial aneurysms
DEMYELINATING DISEASES OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

What Are Demyelinating Diseases?
• Conditions that damage myelin, the protective
Transverse Myelitis ... most common - Secondary ... Progressive (SPMS) - Primary ... Transverse Myelitis ... neurology #CNS #Differential