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Signs of Pulmonary Hypertension on Chest CT
 • Main PA is dilated and larger than the
Signs of Pulmonary Hypertension ... #Pulmonary #Hypertension ... #PHTN #ChestCT ... #CTChest #Radiology ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Secondary Causes of Hypertension ... based on repeat clinic ... Consider secondary HTN ... #HTN #Secondary ... #Nephrology #Differential
Approach to managing Glomerulonephritis (GN) in children. 

ANCA, antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies; c-ANCA, cytoplasmic antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies;
basement membrane; HTN ... , hypertension; ... Glomerulonephritis #Algorithm #Nephrology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Secondary Causes of Hypertension ... Resistant hypertension ... ) #Hypertension ... Primary #Secondary #HTN ... #Cardiology #Differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary Hypertension ... heart failure, neurologic ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... most pts have HTN ... Neurologic disorders
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
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Pregnancy Chronic Hypertension ... postpartum Gestational Hypertension ... diagnosis so have high clinical ... Disorders #Pregnancy #hypertension ... #cardiology #differential
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... of Pulmonary Hypertension ... Pulmonary arterial hypertension ... Pulmonary hypertension ... #PHTN #Classification
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Portal Hypertension ... mmHg - portal HTN ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... Signs of portal HTN ... AnnKumfer #Portal #Hypertension
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
caused by pulmonary HTN ... AWaves #Giant #PHTN ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical ... #Video #Cardiology
Caput Medusae on Physical Exam - Secondary to Portal Hypertension

You can tell the direction of flow
Secondary to Portal Hypertension ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... video #Portal #Hypertension ... #PHTN #abdominal