Different types of lactic acidosis and etiologies
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Vertigo
Approach to the dizzy patient
Sarcoidosis
Various manifestations of sarcoidosis as well as management
Secondary Hypertension
~10% of cases of hypertension are secondary to another disease process (1). Secondary hypertension should be evaluated in young patients with otherwise-unexplained hypertension or patients with difficult-to-control hypertension. The most common etiologies are: Hyperthyroidism Hyperaldosteronism Hypercalcemia Obstructive Sleep Apnea Renovascular Hypertension Chronic Kidney Disease Coarctation of the Aorta Cushing Syndrome PheoChromocytoma One mnemonic to rememberContinue reading “Secondary Hypertension”
Cushing Syndrome
Hypercortisolism and the associated workup/management
Tick-Borne Disease
List and highlights of various tick-borne diseases (as well as epidemic typhus)
GI Bleed
When to suspect a gastrointestinal bleed and how to manage
Chronic Kidney Disease
CKD: staging, causes, complications, and management
Chest Pain
Approach to the patient with chest pain
Pulmonary Hypertension
Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension, WHO groups, and management
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