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Complications of Portal Hypertension
 • Hepatic Encephalopathy
 • Pulmonary: Hepatopulmonary syndrome, Portopulmonary hypertension, Hepatic hydrothorax
 •
Complications of Portal Hypertension ... • Hepatic Encephalopathy ... Portopulmonary hypertension ... Pancytopenia • Renal ... drkeithsiau #Portal #Hypertension
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Hypertension and ... Diagnosis Framework Hypertension ... encephalopathy ... cessation #Hypertension ... #AMS #encephalopathy
Outpatient Hypertension Management Algorithm
Monotherapy: 
 • Thiazide/thiazide-like 
 • ACE-I (non-black patients), 
 • ARB
Outpatient Hypertension ... Management Algorithm ... • Hypertensive Encephalopathy ... #Outpatient #Hypertension ... #PrimaryCare
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
emergency (1) Severe hypertension ... who have acute hypertension ... patients with chronic hypertension ... encephalopathy ... proteinuria, or chronic renal
ACEI Antihypertensive Dose Comparison. Consider divided (BID) regimen for better pre-dose (trough) BP control for the
potassium, and renal ... #Pharmacology #Hypertension ... #Management #PrimaryCare
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Secondary Causes of Hypertension ... Diagnosis Algorithm Hypertension ... emergency (any visit), Hypertension ... • Refractory hypertension ... multi-drug resistance) Renal
Blood pressure management in acute ischemic stroke - Timeline
Candidate for tPA:
 - Goal SBP <185 AND
Blood pressure management ... - Permissive Hypertension ... SatyaPatelMD #Hypertension ... ischemic #Timeline #neurology ... #permissive #hypertension
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Diagnosis
Clinical Features:
 • Altered mental status (Either lethargy, confusion, or
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... Risk Factors: • Hypertensive ... Immunomodulatory meds ... inhibitors • Renal ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Neurology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
heart failure, neurologic ... eg, presence of renal ... • Vascular: Renal ... Renal parenchymal ... Neurologic disorders
Ischemic Stroke - Blood Pressure Management
 • No tPA  < 220 / 120 (permissive hypertension)
Blood Pressure Management ... 120 (permissive hypertension ... BloodPressure #hypertension ... #Management #treatment ... #neurology #medications