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Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
 •
unless severe HTN ... unless severe HTN ... doubling of Cr), pulmonary ... edema, cerebral ... #cardiology #differential
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Diagnosis Framework ... NCPE Pathophysiology ... pulmonary edema ... HTN • Airway ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... the brain • CSF ... cell count in the CSF ... • Treatment of HTN ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
edema - Large ... hypertension Rx ... Optimize the MAP - HTN ... #Checklist #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Moderate pulmonary ... HTN is common ... - Peripheral edema ... beriberi #nutrition #pathophysiology
Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
 - Pulmonary Fibrosis -> Crackles, Abnormal CXR
 - Pulmonary Hypertension, Right Heart
Hypertension, Right ... - Malignant HTN ... - Finger/hand/elbow ... #Scleroderma #pathophysiology ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... predisposition (TTN ... May have typical HF ... orthopnea, PND, LE edema ... #management #cardiology