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Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Hypertension and ... - Differential Diagnosis ... : • Hypertensive ... Endocrinopathies: • Cushing ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Hypertension ... DM (visit 2), Diagnosis ... • Steroids (Cushing's ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Secondary Causes of Hypertension ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Hypertensive urgency ... Glucocorticoid excess (Cushing ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Cushing Syndrome Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Suspected Cushing syndrome (central obesity, muscle weakness, refractory hypertension)
Testing:
Cushing Syndrome ... : • Suspected Cushing ... weakness, refractory hypertension ... ARUPConsult @ARUPLabs #Cushing ... #Syndrome #diagnosis
Evaluation of Secondary Hypertension
 • Primary aldosteronism - PRA, PAC
 • Renal artery stenosis - Renal
Evaluation of Secondary Hypertension ... - TSH, fT4 • Cushing ... PAC #Secondary #Hypertension ... Evaluation #workup #diagnosis
Clinical Effects of Large and Small Pituitary Tumours
Local complications - Headache, Visual field defect, Disconnection hyperprolactinaemia,
ring size • Cushing's ... Bruising, Myopathy, Hypertension ... Lethargy, Postural hypotension ... Signs #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Secondary causes of Hypertension
 • Medications, Drugs, Chemo: NSAIDS, Steroids, CNI, Alcohol, Cocaine, OCP, Licorice, MAOI,
Secondary causes of Hypertension ... renin HTN causes: Cushing's ... Secondary #causes #Hypertension ... #differential #diagnosis
Adrenal Incidentalomas: Hormone Evaluation
 • Zona Glomerulosa: Primary Hyperaldosteronism?
    - Aldosterone and renin
hypokalemia and/or hypertension ... Zona Fasciculata: Cushing ... Hormone #Evaluation #Diagnosis
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary Hypertension ... and Differential Diagnosis ... : Resistant hypertension ... Hypercalcemia, Cushing's ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Cushing's Syndrome ... Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis ... 5) Secondary hypertension ... skull • In Cushing's ... Hypercortisolism #Diagnosis