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Pulmonary Hypertension - Classification, Evaluation, POCUS Assessment

#PHTN #Pulmonary #Hypertension #Classification #Evaluation #POCUS #Assessment #Groups
Pulmonary Hypertension ... Classification, Evaluation, POCUS ... Assessment #PHTN ... #Pulmonary #Hypertension ... Classification #Evaluation #POCUS
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Secondary Causes of Hypertension ... Diagnosis Algorithm Hypertension ... based on repeat clinic ... Consider secondary HTN ... #HTN #Secondary
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
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
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
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Pregnancy Chronic Hypertension ... unless severe HTN ... postpartum Gestational Hypertension ... diagnosis so have high clinical ... Disorders #Pregnancy #hypertension
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary Hypertension ... : Resistant hypertension ... persistence of hypertension ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... most pts have HTN
Clinical Manifestations of Serotonin Syndrome
 • Ophthalmologic: Mydriasis, Ocular clonus (slow horizontal movements)
 • Gastrointestinal: Diarrhea,
Clinical Manifestations ... Tachycardia, Fever, Hypertension ... shock) Spectrum of Clinical ... Hyperthermia UCSD
Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
Dissection on POCUS ... tachycardia and HTN ... pathology on #POCUS ... Aortic #Dissection #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #clinical
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Dissection Flap on POCUS ... Elderly male with hypertension ... Dissection #Flap #POCUS ... PLAX #Cardiology #clinical