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Orthostatic Hypotension - Management Algorithm
Positive orthostatic vital signs defined as one of the following (within 3
Orthostatic Hypotension ... - Management Algorithm ... orthostatic vital signs ... #Management #Algorithm ... #Treatment
Ischemic Stroke - Blood Pressure Management
 • No tPA  < 220 / 120 (permissive hypertension)
Blood Pressure Management ... 120 (permissive hypertension ... BloodPressure #hypertension ... #Management #treatment ... #neurology #medications
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Symptoms and Signs ... common symptoms and signs ... Treatment • Operable ... • Treatment of ... #treatment
Hypotension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
Hypotension in Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis and Management ... Check other vital signs ... compression) Initial treatment ... MarkHarrisMD #Hypotension
Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
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Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology ... ICH Management ... lidocaine, +/- pre-treatment ... raise ICP • Hypertension ... #management
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Algorithm and Management ... • Watershed: Hypotension ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #management ... #neurology #treatment
Scleroderma Renal Crisis - Diagnosis and management

Diaqnosis
 • De novo arterial hypertension of normotensive form +++
Scleroderma Renal ... novo arterial hypertension ... creatinine >50% • Signs ... TerrierBen #Scleroderma ... #nephrology
Migraine - Preventative Treatments

 • Anticonvulsants: *Topiramate, *Sodium valproate, Gabapentin, Pregabalin
 • Antidepressants: Amitriptyline, Venlafaxine, Duloxetine,
- Preventative Treatments ... toxin • Anti-Hypertensive ... #Preventative #Treatment ... #management #prophylaxis ... #pharmacology #neurology
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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Diagnosis and Management ... present, symptoms, signs ... aquagenic pruritis"), Hypertension ... • Treatment is ... PV #Diagnosis #Management
Management of Serotonin Syndrome
Identify and stop all serotoninergic medications
 • Avoid inadvertent Rx of serotoninergic meds
Management of Serotonin ... normalize vital signs ... Pressor support for hypotension ... Serotonin #Syndrome #Management ... #treatment #toxicology