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Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation ... Algorithm • Normal ... • Pulmonary Hypertension ... #Pulmonary #FunctionTests ... #PFTs #Interpretation
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
emergency (1) ... emergency ... Hypertensive emergency ... presence of increased optic ... #Algorithm #CriticalCare
Outpatient Hypertension Management Algorithm
Monotherapy: 
 • Thiazide/thiazide-like 
 • ACE-I (non-black patients), 
 • ARB
Outpatient Hypertension ... Management Algorithm ... Urgency/Emergency ... Ischemic Stoke* • Aortic ... #Management #Algorithm
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... urgency or emergency ... based on repeat clinic ... Anatomic Causes: • Aortic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
The clip above is from a patient who presented with abdominal pain and syncope. His vitals
tachycardia and hypotension ... large abdominal aortic ... patient was taken emergently ... Tanguay, DO #Clinical ... #Aneurysm #Aorta
Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
cardiac surgical emergency ... not treated with emergent ... cardiac surgical emergency ... Commonly patients are hypertensive ... CardiacCTA #CCTA #clinical
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
heart disease like aortic ... segment • Epsilon #clinical ... Clinical Utility ... especially helpful in emergency ... , thorough ECG interpretation