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Medications Used in Hypertensive Emergencies
Vasodilators: Hydralazine, Nitroglycerin, Sodium nitroprusside 
Calcium Channel Blockers: Clevidipine, Nicardipine
ß-Blockers: Esmolol, Labetalol,
Medications Used in Hypertensive ... Phentolamine D1 Receptor Agonists ... Medications #Management #Treatment ... #Pharmacology # ... Table
Pharmacologic Treatments of Chronic Hypertension in Pregnancy
Central alpha-agonists
 - Methyldopa
 - Clonidine
Combined alpha- and beta-blocker
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Pharmacologic Treatments ... of Chronic Hypertension ... Central alpha-agonists ... #Pharmacology # ... HTN #Table #Drugs
Summary of actions of some Cholinergic Agonists

Bethanechol 
• Used in treatment of urinary retention 
• Binds
some Cholinergic Agonists ... during ocular surgery ... in ophthalmic surgery ... #Pharmacology # ... Table #Summary
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
V1 receptor-agonist ... shock V2 receptor-agonist ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Table
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... with previously stable ... apnea: CPAP, most pts ... White-coat syndrome ... Jcortesizaguirr #Secondary
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
and Signs: 50% pts ... , and, rarely, secondary ... of anesthesia, surgery ... management and then surgery ... • Treatment of
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
• Intracranial hypotension ... spontaneous intracranial hypotension ... - Secondary: ... lumbar puncture or surgery ... brain sagging syndrome
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
the fascia, with secondary ... antecedent trauma or surgery ... including DM • Treatment ... by bradycardia, hypotension ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Sjogren's Syndrome ... other diseases • Secondary ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... lubricants • Pharmacologic ... dryness: muscarinic agonists
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
heart disease • Hypertensive ... pre-eclampsia, hypertension ... • Minority of Pts ... Bromocriptine, a dopamine agonist ... management #cardiology #treatment