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Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... No features of secondary ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
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proteinuria or features ... insufficiency (Cr ... or doubling of Cr ... htn #obstetrics #cardiology ... #differential #
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... compression by fractured ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology ... #differential ... #algorithm
When a rib fracture heals, the callus formation may create a mass-like appearance (blue arrow).
Sometimes a
is necessary to differentiate ... pulmonary arterial hypertension ... a patient with COPD ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Old #RibFracture
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
of the Spinal cord ... Intramedullary tumor - Hyperextension ... Vertebral burst fracture ... syndromes #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
- Recent hypo/hypertension ... Cl/urea/protein/Cr ... AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Differential
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... ) • AKI: BUN/Cr ... injured muscles - HYPOTENSION ... Rhabdomyolysis #Differential ... causes #treatment #nephrology