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Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #HTN #Cardiology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Causes of Primary ... mitral valve - Secondary ... long-standing HT ... Primary #Functional #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
dysregulation, bouts of HTN ... • Infectious causes ... brain and/or optic ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... management #neurology #differential
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
parietal lobes of the brain ... Shock, Autoimmune disease ... Reversible course Differential ... • Treatment of ... HTN is the mainstay
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... predisposition (TTN ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... #treatment
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
Standard treatment ... maintenance therapy and secondary ... University Infectious Diseases ... #Brain #clinical ... #radiology