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Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
emergency (1) ... mm is needed to cause ... (2) Target organ ... - Acute kidney injury ... - Pulmonary edema
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
should be done): 1. ... is defined as the ... or acute kidney injury ... Stage 2 hypertension ... • Other: 1.
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
other obvious causes ... thromboembolism) 1) ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... m/s • Other signs ... ventricular septum 2)
Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer (2D/3D TTE)

What is the most common type of cancer to metastasize
lung cancer (2D/3D ... metastasize (>1/ ... 2 melanoma cases ... clinical #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c #3d
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
malignant, pediatric cases ... Symptoms and Signs ... : 1/2 paroxysmal ... common symptoms and signs ... may present with pulmonary
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
on Echocardiogram ... This case illustrates ... sign is that the ... #PAH #Echocardiogram ... clinical #cardiology #s4c
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
bronchial wall injury ... Most Common Causes ... Digital clubbing (2- ... Nasal polyps and signs ... hypertension
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
sweat Heat Injury ... → Syncope • Signs ... Multi-system illness: 1. ... encephalopathy) 2. ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
lung disease Caused ... diffusion-perfusion defect (Type 1) ... anatomic shunt (Type 2) ... Arterial blood gas (ABC ... disease - Portal hypertension
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
What do you see ... liver disease and pulmonary ... hypertension? ... 1. ... clinical #pocus #a4c