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Secondary causes of Hypertension
 • Medications, Drugs, Chemo: NSAIDS, Steroids, CNI, Alcohol, Cocaine, OCP, Licorice, MAOI,
Alcohol, Cocaine, OCP ... #Hypertension #differential
Folate Deficiency - Causes of Decreased Folic Acid
↓ Intake: Diet, Age, Alcohol
↑ Demand: Pregnancy, Infancy, Hemolysis,
Trimethoprim, Phenytoin, OCPs ... Deficiency #FolicAcid #differential
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Hypertension - Differential ... Renin-Angiotensin stimulation (OCP ... Secondary #Nephrology #Differential
Causes of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

Non-pregnant bleeding that is inegular in timing, frequency, or flow 

Mnemonic: PALM-COEIN
pregnancy or with OCPs ... Obstetrics #Gynecology #Differential
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Pressure like CP ... severe, tearing CP ... onset pleuritic CP ... COPD, asthma, CF, PCP ... Management #Algorithm #differential
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia (COP ... • Secondary OP ... admissions • 56% of OP ... workup: ANA, RF, CCP ... Anti-dsDNA, ANCA COP
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Psychological Hypothesis
 • Cognitive behavioral model: Emotional disturbance arising from
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD ... Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD ... consequences #OCPD
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... to think of the differential ... OP is organizing ... called cryptogenic (COP ... Diffuse #Multifocal #Differential
Mechanical Ventilation in High Intracranial Pressure (ICP)
- Maintain PEEP < ICP
- Dealing with ICP
- HOB effect
Intracranial Pressure (ICP ... Maintain PEEP < ICP ... - Dealing with ICP ... HOB effect on ICP ... Intracranial #Pressure #ICP
Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
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Intracranial Pressure (ICP ... blood volume and ICP ... if needed ICP ... • CPP = MAP - ICP ... High ICP: 20.