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

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Hypertension and ... Diagnosis Framework Hypertension ... : • Hypertensive ... stimulation Cardiac ... cessation #Hypertension
Hypotension / Shock Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic:
 • Poor oral intake
 • Hemorrhage
 • Renal loss
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Hypotension / Shock ... • Pulmonary hypertension ... Obstructive: • Cardiac ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #Hypotension
Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension ... injury: - Primary cardiac ... - Primary non-cardiac ... Tachyarrhythmias, Hypotension
Orthostatic Hypotension Management Algorithm
 • Hypovolemic?  Yes → Resuscitate
 • Volume Overloaded? No → Fludrocortisone
Orthostatic Hypotension ... Fludrocortisone • Supine Hypertension ... and increases cardiac ... and increases cardiac ... #Orthostatic #Hypotension
Some clinical applications of β-blockers:
 - Hypertension
 - Glaucoma
 - Migraines
 - Thyrotoxicosis
 - Cardiac (Arrhythmia,
β-blockers: - Hypertension ... Thyrotoxicosis - Cardiac
Interpreting Right Heart Catheterizations

Always interpret a RHC based on the indication for getting the test. This
suspicion of pulmonary hypertension ... have pulmonary hypertension ... What is the cardiac ... the pulmonary hypertension ... diagnosis #pulmonary #hypertension
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension ... #Pulmonary #Hypertension ... diagnosis #cardiology #echocardiogram
Tamponade Masked in Pulmonary Hypertension

Signs of Tamponade can be masked by pulmonary hypertension! 1.2L drained. Read
Masked in Pulmonary Hypertension ... masked by pulmonary hypertension ... POCUS #Cardiology #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #Cardiac #
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Portopulmonary Hypertension ... pulmonary arterial hypertension ... patient with portal hypertension ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... Portopulmonary #Hypertension
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis
The percentage of syncopal events secondary to arrhythmias or structural disease is generally
Others Orthostatic hypotension ... Volume depletion Cardiac ... • Pulmonary hypertension