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Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
• Nephritic syndrome ... • AKI/CKD Mineralocorticoid ... Excess: • Conn's syndrome ... Hyperthyroidism • Hypercalcemia ... HTN #Secondary #Nephrology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Workup and Differential ... heart failure, neurologic ... disorders including hypokalemia ... Neurologic disorders ... #Workup #causes
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Workup Algorithm ... osmolarity If cause ... • Cardio-renal syndrome ... #Workup #Algorithm ... #causes
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
and Secondary Causes ... taken at home, work ... Secondary Causes ... disease - CKD, AKI ... excess (Cushing syndrome
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Causes of Hypokalemia ... Defining the cause ... the existence of hypertension ... diagnosis #algorithm #causes ... #nephrology #potassium
Causes of HyperKalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Increased extracellular K+:
 • Tissue injury
 • Hemolysis
 • Rhabdomyolysis
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Causes of HyperKalemia ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... Elimination: • AKI ... blockers - MCW Nephrology ... MCW_Nephrology #HyperKalemia
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Kidney Injury (AKI ... Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia ... Abdominal Compartment Syndrome ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #AKI ... #causes #algorithm
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
• Hepatorenal syndromes ... Emboli Systemic Hypotension ... Ischemia (severe hypotension ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Management Summary Causes ... declines > ALT) • AKI ... + myoglobin AKI ... injured muscles - HYPOTENSION ... #treatment #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome ... a.k.a. hepatorenal syndrome ... disease - Hypertensive ... tubular necrosis (causes ... prolonged prerenal AKI