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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 ... • Nephritic syndrome ... • Bilateral RAS ... Secondary #Nephrology #Differential
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
and Secondary Causes ... - Differential ... and bilateral renal ... excess (Cushing syndrome ... HTN #Cardiology #Differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Workup and Differential ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... White-coat syndrome ... Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... #Differential #
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - ... Differential Diagnosis ... abdominal CT, Bilateral ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... #Differential #
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... Intramedullary tumor - Hyperextension ... involved - Bilateral ... (more commonly bilateral ... #lesions #differential
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Portal Hypertension ... - Differential ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #causes
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... lobe that become bilateral ... Criteria: - Bilateral ... of left atrial hypertension ... #differential #
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
brain PRES Clinical ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Reversible course Differential ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause
Malignant Adrenal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Suggestive of Malignancy: Inhomogenous Density, Delay in CT Contrast Washout
Adrenal Mass - Differential ... Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome ... High Plasma E2 + Clinical ... Aldosterone Excess Hypertension ... Metastases (Often Bilateral
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... PP and systolic hypertension ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology