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When to Evaluate for Secondary Causes of Hypertension
1. Severe or resistant HTN
2. Acute rise/lability in BP
3.
Secondary Causes of Hypertension ... Acute rise/lability ... Age <30 w/o risk ... #causes #differential ... #indications #diagnosis
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk ... Stable, Transient Hypotension ... Pulmonary #Embolism #Risk ... prognostication #diagnosis ... stratification #criticalcare
Risk factors for atherosclerosis

Modifiable risk factors:
 - Dyslipidemia (elevated LDL, decreased HDL)
 - Tobacco smoking
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Risk factors for ... atherosclerosis Modifiable risk ... Tobacco smoking - Hypertension ... Non-modifiable risk ... for females) #Pathophysiology
CHA2DS2VASc vs HAS-BLED scores for stroke risk and bleed risk on anticoagulation

C	Congestive Heart Failure	1

H	Hypertension	1

A2	Age >75	2

D	Diabetes Mellitus	1

S2	Stroke,
scores for stroke risk ... and bleed risk ... CHADS2VASc #HASBLED #Comparison ... #Score #Risk #Stroke ... Anticoagulation #AFib #Diagnosis
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
transfused patientsl • Risk ... blood donor • Pathophysiology ... transfused patients • Risk ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Stroke and bleeding risk stratification with the CHADS2-VASc and HAS-BLED schemas

#Diagnosis #Hematology #CHADS2 #CHADS2VASc #HASBLED #Comparison
Stroke and bleeding risk ... HAS-BLED schemas #Diagnosis ... CHADS2VASc #HASBLED #Comparison ... #Score #Risk #Stroke
Syncope - Findings, Signs and Symptoms by Classification
 - Reflex Syncope 
 - Cardiogenic Syncope
#Syncope #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Classification ... #Table #CriticalCare ... Symptoms #Findings #Comparison
Maculopapular - Diagnostic Algorithm
Pathophysiology:
- Catch-all term with a wide range of potential pathophysiologic mechanisms and causative
Maculopapular - Diagnostic ... Algorithm Pathophysiology ... High-risk Features ... Immunocompromised #Diagnosis ... Targetoid #Algorithm #Differential
Intracerebral hemorrhages (ICH) - Subdural, Epidural, Subarachnoid Comparison

Subdural hematoma 
• Crescent-shaped 
• Blood collection between dura
, Subarachnoid Comparison ... kidney disease (risk ... ventricles • Hypertensive ... #Subarachnoid #Comparison ... #Neurology #Diagnosis
Sepsis 3.0 qSOFA Definition - Diagnostic Criteria

- Hypotension (Systolic BP < 100 mmHg)
- Altered Mental Status
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qSOFA Definition - Diagnostic ... Criteria - Hypotension ... Suggests a Greater Risk ... sepsis #criteria #diagnosis