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Ischemic Stroke - Blood Pressure Management
 • No tPA  < 220 / 120 (permissive hypertension)
Stroke - Blood Pressure ... 120 (permissive hypertension ... BloodPressure #hypertension ... #Management #treatment ... #neurology #medications
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Widened Pulse Pressure ... and Pathophysiology ... Pulse pressure ... hypertension had ... #Pathophysiology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
- Differential Diagnosis ... Repeatedly normal blood pressure ... licorice • Medications ... Hyperthyroidism (mainly systolic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
lability in blood pressure ... (blood pressure ... (blood pressure ... Increased intracranial pressure ... #indications
Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
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Increased Intracranial Pressure ... Manage Blood Pressure ... lidocaine, +/- pre-treatment ... #Intracranial #Pressure ... #neurology #neurosurgery
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
pressure (RVSP) ... pulmonary artery pressure ... , Right atrial pressure ... units, PA wedge pressure ... < 15mmHg TREATMENT
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Electrolyte abnormality, Medication ... the diastolic pressure ... #management #neurology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Elevated intraocular pressure ... Elevated intracranial pressure ... disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... #Pharmacology #Medications
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension ... pulmonary-artery pressure ... pulmonary embolism Pathophysiology ... Bypass Other Treatment ... pulmonary-artery pressure
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
trolley, anaphylaxis treatment ... . ❻ If systolic ... blood pressure ... require prolonged treatment ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis