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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
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
- Differential Diagnosis ... DM (visit 2), Diagnosis ... Ambulatory blood pressure ... monitor, Self/Home pressure ... HTN #Secondary #Nephrology
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
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
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
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
Causes of Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis
Increased Hydrostatic Pressure
 • Volume Expansion: Kidney failure, Pregnancy, Medication
Causes of Peripheral ... Increased Hydrostatic Pressure ... failure, Pregnancy, Medication ... failure, Pulmonary hypertension ... Decreased Oncotic Pressure
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
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
elevations in blood pressure ... elevations in blood pressure ... preoperative blood pressure ... Preoperative blood pressure ... additional blood pressure
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
increased intracranial pressure ... raising hydrostatic pressures ... decreasing pleural pressure ... systemic venous pressure ... diminishing pleural pressure