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Blood Pressure Management for Neurologic Emergencies
 - SAH 
 - ICH 
 - TBI 
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Blood Pressure Management ... ICH - TBI - Ischemic ... Stroke (no TPA) - Ischemic ... Stroke #Neurology #Emergency ... #Management #Goals
Hypertensive Emergency and Hypertensive Crisis - Blood Pressure Targets
 • Hypertensive Emergency
 • Ischemic Stroke (w/
Hypertensive Emergency ... • Hypertensive Emergency ... • Ischemic Stroke ... #Hypertensive #Emergency ... Targets #Goals #management
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
ISCHEMIA Trial - ... moderate or severe ischemia ... unfamiliar with the ISCHEMIA ... on results of ISCHEMIA ... /alenghat/ #ISCHEMIA
Severe Asthma Algorithm - Management of Life-Threatening Asthma in the Emergency Department
Step One
1. Nebulized Albuterol
2. Nebulized
Asthma Algorithm - Management ... Asthma in the Emergency ... rhythm or cardiac ischemia ... emupdates #Emergency ... #Management #CriticalCare
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
Possible Hypertensive Emergency ... Hypertensive emergency ... - Myocardial ischemia ... type-II myocardial ischemia ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #CriticalCare
Outpatient Hypertension Management Algorithm
Monotherapy: 
 • Thiazide/thiazide-like 
 • ACE-I (non-black patients), 
 • ARB
Outpatient Hypertension Management ... Hypertensive Urgency/Emergency ... Hemorrhage • Acute Ischemic ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... #Hypertension #Management
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Demyelinating Syndrome ... that will cause ischemia ... cyclophosphamide • Ischemic ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management
Important Causes of Diplopia 
TIER 1-CRITICAL
Basilar artery thrombosis, Botulism, Basilar meningitis, Aneurysmn
TIER 2-EMERGENT:
Vertebral dissection, Myasthenia gravis,
Aneurysmn TIER 2-EMERGENT ... , Orbital apex syndrome ... Miller-Fisher syndrome ... Ophthalmoplegic migraine, Ischemic
Important Blood Pressure Targets in the ED
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: 
    SBP < 140 -
MAP > 80 Acute Ischemic ... DBP < 105 Acute Ischemic ... SarahFoohey #emergency ... targets #goals #management
Causes of Biliary Dilatation - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiological: ↑ Age, Cholecystectomy, Opioid dependence, Post-sphincterotomy
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sludge), Mirizzi's syndrome ... Parasitic infection, Ischaemic ... differential #diagnosis #hepatology