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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
: • Renal parenchymal ... disease - Renal ... of renal disease ... Bilateral selective renal ... Screening #Workup #table
Renal tubular acidosis (RTA): refers to a group of conditions all of which cause the same
Renal tubular acidosis ... conditions all of which cause ... different types/causes ... RenalTubularAcidosis #Features #Table
Plain radiography of the abdomen revealed calcification of both adrenal glands. A homozygous mutation in LIPA
calcification of both adrenal ... and gut, which causes ... #clincial #peds ... #adrenal #calcifications ... #infant #NEJM #
Principal Causes of Generalized Edema - History, Physical Examination, and Laboratory Findings 

Cardiac, Hepatic, Renal (ARF),
Principal Causes ... Cardiac, Hepatic, Renal ... (ARF), Renal (Nephrotic ... #Differential #Table
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Hypothyroidism - Adrenal ... Suppressed - Advanced renal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes #Sodium
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
diarrhea / IBD Renal ... - Transient renal ... - Familial renal ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes
Classification, Differential Diagnosis, and Features of Hyponatremia According to Volume Status 

Hypervolemic hypernatremia 
 - CHF
Drugs - SIADH Renal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes
Hypermagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism
Renal Failure 
Excessive Mg Administration 
 - Massive PO intake
by Mechanism Renal ... High #Magnesium #Table ... #Causes #Management
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
≥100): SIADH, Renal ... Hypothyroidism, Adrenal ... Present (Uosm <100): Renal ... Hypervolemia with poor renal ... differential #diagnosis #table
Etiologies of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
GI losses / Insensible losses
Sodium Overload
Transcellular Movement of Water
Central Diabetes Insipidus
hypokalemia - Various renal ... diseases (e.g. renal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes