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Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
of Hypertension ... Diagnosis Algorithm Hypertension ... emergency (any visit), Hypertension ... based on repeat clinic ... • Refractory hypertension
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - ... heart failure, neurologic ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... most pts have HTN ... Neurologic disorders
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
associated with hypertension ... neoplasms of pts with hypertension ... trust triads) • Hypertension ... , most primary hypertension ... may have either hypertension
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
transplantation, Hypertension ... dysfunction is key, with hypertension ... HTN is the mainstay ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes (EDS) -  Hand and Finger Hypermobility and Hyperextension on Physical Exam

#EDS #Ehlers #Danlos
Hypermobility and Hyperextension ... Physical Exam #EDS ... Hypermobility #Hyperextension ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #neurology
REBEL Review 99: Serotonin Syndrome via Yosuf Alam, MSIV

Presentation: Altered mentd status, Seizures, Myoclonus, Hypertension, Hyperthermia
Seizures, Myoclonus, Hypertension ... Hyperthermia (most common cause ... Diagnosis: Clinical ... Cornerstone of treatment ... SerotoninSyndrome #management
Froment’s Test for Ulnar Nerve Palsy

This tests for pinch grip weakness caused by ulnar nerve palsy,
grip weakness caused ... compensates via MP joint hyperextension ... #Nerve #Palsy #clinical ... #video #neurology
Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
  •
Pathophysiology ICH Management ... lidocaine, +/- pre-treatment ... = dilated BV = raises ... raise ICP • Hypertension ... Pathophysiology #neurology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
irrigation • Management ... Hypercalcemia • Hypertension ... Metolazone) • Hypertension ... Triamterene • Hypertension ... Spironolactone) • Hypertension
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension ... Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension ... Plexiform-lesion formation Clinical ... Bypass Other Treatment ... #Pulmonary #Hypertension