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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Renal ultrasound, Tests ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... Mineralocorticoid excess syndromes ... Causes #Screening #Workup ... #table
Initial Clinical and Laboratory Data Base for Defining Major Syndromes in Nephrology

#Major #Syndromes #Nephrology #Diagnosis #Workup
Defining Major Syndromes ... Nephrology #Major #Syndromes ... Nephrology #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Differential #Table
Evaluating a Patient with Presumed Cushing Syndrome

#Cushings #Syndrome #Disease #Algorithm #Workup #Dexamethasone #Suppression #Test #diagnosis
Presumed Cushing Syndrome ... #Cushings #Syndrome ... Disease #Algorithm #Workup ... #Suppression #Test
Hyperthermic Syndromes - This table summarizes the similarities and differences between some toxicologic causes of hyperthermic
Hyperthermic Syndromes ... - This table summarizes ... of hyperthermic syndromes ... • Serotonin syndrome ... #Comparison #Table
Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Cost - Cost per test ... etiology of syncope Tests ... Cardiac stress test ... Syncope #diagnosis #workup ... Effectiveness #table
Thyroid Function Test Interpretation Table

TSH, Free T4, Free T3 and Associated Condition
#Diagnosis #Endocrinology #Hyperthyroid #Hypothyroid #Function
Thyroid Function Test ... Interpretation Table ... Hypothyroid #Function #Tests ... TFTs #Comparison #Table
Loin Pain Hematuria Syndrome - Workup Algorithm

#LoinPain #Hematuria #Syndrome #Workup #Algorithm #diagnosis #nephrology
Pain Hematuria Syndrome ... - Workup Algorithm ... LoinPain #Hematuria #Syndrome ... #Workup #Algorithm
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
renal Mg wasting syndromes ... - Gitelman syndrome ... - Hungry bones syndrome ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes #Workup
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome: Investigations and Management

#Pulmonary #Renal #Syndrome #Diagnosis #Workup #Management
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome ... Pulmonary #Renal #Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Workup
Sensitivity Specificity False-Positive False-Negative Contingency Table / confusion matrix

Sensitivity refers to the test's ability to correctly
False-Negative Contingency Table ... refers to the test's ... relates to the test's ... Specificity of a test ... #Contingency #Table