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Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
• Serotonin Syndrome ... Hyperactivity: Hypertension ... SSRI Withdrawal Syndrome ... Serotonin #Inhibitors #Pathophysiology
How does IAH/ACS result in systemic end organ dysfunction? Through direct transmission of intra-abdominal pressure

#Pathophysiology #ACS
intra-abdominal pressure #Pathophysiology ... #Compartment #Syndrome ... #Hypertension
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Vomiting Serotonin Syndrome ... Hyperactivity: Hypertension ... SerotoninNorepinephrine #Inhibitors #Pathophysiology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Anterior Cord Syndrome ... • Central Cord Syndrome ... spondylosis -> Commonly hyperextension ... Posterior Cord Syndrome ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Vision changes • Hypertensive ... transplantation, Hypertension ... /Hypertensive emergency ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... dysfunction is key, with hypertension
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... PP and systolic hypertension ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Complications of Portal Hypertension
 • Hepatic Encephalopathy
 • Pulmonary: Hepatopulmonary syndrome, Portopulmonary hypertension, Hepatic hydrothorax
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Complications of Portal Hypertension ... Hepatopulmonary syndrome ... Portopulmonary hypertension ... Renal: Hepatorenal syndrome ... drkeithsiau #Portal #Hypertension
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 ... Pheochromocytoma #Hypertension
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Hypertension and ... Diagnosis Framework Hypertension ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... • Serotonin syndrome ... cessation #Hypertension
Serotonin Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Serotonin Syndrome: Variable combination of mental status changes, autonomic instability, and
Serotonin Syndrome ... Findings Serotonin Syndrome ... tachycardia, mydriasis, hypertension ... #Serotonin #Syndrome ... #Pathophysiology