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Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
mm is needed to cause ... a hypertensive ... - Myocardial ischemia ... type-II myocardial ischemia ... Emergency #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Aortic Stenosis - Ischemic ... • Pulmonary Hypertension ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Transient Myocardial Ischemia ... Uncontrolled Severe Hypertension ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #causes
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
and Secondary Causes ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Secondary #HTN #Cardiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension ... • Evaluate for signs ... • Evaluate for causes ... #Pulmonary #Hypertension ... #echocardiogram
Myocardial infarction:
Classified into 5 types based on etiology and circumstances:

Type 1: Spontaneous MI caused by ischemia
Spontaneous MI caused ... oxygen demand (eg, hypertension ... embolism, arrhythmia, hypotension ... intervention (signs ... bypass grafting (signs
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Chronic Hypertensive ... Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension ... fluffy white ischemic ... Elschnig's Spots • Ischemia ... ophthalmology #diagnosis #signs
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Guidelines for Crises ... is unconscious, signs ... abnormalities (hypo- or hypertension ... consultation with cardiology ... Guidelines for crises
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Dysrhythmia • Ischemia ... • Pulmonary hypertension ... #Causes
Trousseau's Sign of Hypocalcemia on Physical Exam

Carpopedal spasm caused by ischemia induced by an inflated blood
Trousseau's Sign ... Carpopedal spasm caused ... by ischemia induced ... MCP joints with hyperextension ... #Trousseaus #Sign