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Dr. Chiu's Ambulatory Medicine Cheat Sheet (Rev Aug 2019) 

- Dr. Chris Chiu @cjchiu

#PrimaryCare #CheatSheet #Screening
Chiu's Ambulatory ... CheatSheet #Screening #Ambulatory
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
clinic visits, Ambulatory ... Consider secondary HTN ... #Hypertension #HTN
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Ureterosigmoidoscopy • HTN ... Cushing Syndrome • HTN ... Aldosterone: Malignant HTN ... , Renovascular HTN ... hyperaldosteronism • HTN
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
when using an ambulatory ... Primary #Secondary #HTN
Oral Antihypertensive Medications - Selection by Comorbidities
Comorbidities: 
 • Stable Angina, HFpEF, HFrEF, AFib, TAA/Marfan, Aortic
Tremor • Supine HTN ... Impairment, Portal HTN ... #Hypertension #HTN
An Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Hypertensive Emergencies
#EmergencyMedicine #Hypertension #HTN #Algorithm
#Hypertension #HTN
How to measure your blood pressure at home
1) PREPARE
 - Avoid caffeine, cigarettes and other stimulants
PREPARE - Avoid caffeine ... measurement #monitoring #ambulatory
Sinus Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Autonomic System:
 • Excess Stimulation: Nicotine, Caffeine, Sympathomimetics, Anticholinergics
 • Withdrawal:
Stimulation: Nicotine, Caffeine
Intrinsic Renal Disease - Differential Diagnosis
Vascular:
 • Macrovascular: Renal artery occlusion, Fibromuscular disease
 • Microvascular: TTP/HUS,
Athero-embolic, HTN ... Ischemia-induced: ATN
#visualabstract for the #NEJM study "Relationship between Clinic and Ambulatory Blood-Pressure Measurements and Mortality"
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1712231

#Ambulatory #BloodPressure #Mesaurement
between Clinic and Ambulatory ... NEJMoa1712231 #Ambulatory ... Mesaurement #ABPM, #HTN