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Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
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Hypertensive Disorders ... or eclampsia Chronic ... patients with 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 ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Reversible course Differential ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs
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
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... : • Valvular disorders ... Myeloproliferative disorders ... - Chronic pulmonary ... PP and systolic hypertension
Pathogenesis of Select Causes of Constipation in Adults and in Elderly

 • Mechanical (ex. Bowel Obstruction,
Hypothyroidism) -> Thyroid hormone ... Possible mechanisms: hormone ... neuromuscular disorders ... #constipation #pathophysiology ... #geriatrics