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Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
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Hypertensive Disorders ... of Pregnancy Chronic ... or eclampsia Chronic ... #Disorders #Pregnancy ... obstetrics #cardiology #differential
Causes of Failure to Thrive - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Adequate Calorie Consumption
 - Increased Losses:
Failure to Thrive - Differential ... Failure • Chronic ... • Metabolic Disorders ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds ... #Pediatrics
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Posterior Reversible ... /Hypertensive emergency ... Reversible course Differential ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Age Distribution of Hypertension Etiologies
< 1 month
 - Renal arterial thrombosis
 - Congenital renal disease
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- Endocrine disorders ... Mendelian genetic disorders ... Secondary #diagnosis #differential ... #age #pediatrics ... #peds
Evaluation of a child with a first urinary tract infection.

Why important? 
 - Up to half
may result in hypertension ... and chronic renal ... Tract #Infection #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Assessment ... #Diagnosis #Mangaement
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
an autoimmune disorder ... life-threatening Differential ... inhibition - Chronic ... immunosuppressants - Meds ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Risk Factors: • Hypertensive ... disorders of pregnancy ... combination of hormonal ... , selenium) Differential ... recognition and management