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

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
encephalopathy ... : • Acute GN ... Vasculitis • Lupus ... crises Drug ... #AMS #encephalopathy
Scleroderma Renal Crisis (SRC)

Clinical Presentation of Scleroderma Renal Crisis:
1) Acute kidney injury
2) Abrupt onset of hypertension
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Crisis (SRC) ... Abrupt onset of hypertension ... . pauci-immune GN ... #Crisis #rheumatology ... #nephrology #diagnosis
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... crisis may precede ... Immunosuppressive agents, Renal ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment