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Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
 •
evidence of organ injury ... severe RUQ pain, renal ... doubling of Cr), pulmonary ... finding of organ injury ... so have high clinical
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential Diagnosis ... or acute kidney injury ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... artery stenosis ... most pts have HTN
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
: mean pulmonary-artery ... Plexiform-lesion formation Clinical ... Used to reduce pulmonary-artery ... Goal: prevent pulmonary-artery ... #Pulmonary #Hypertension
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Gross hematuria + clots ... Immune mediated injury ... hematuria • Signs ... • Malignant HTN ... artery embolism
Plankton Sign on POCUS
Complex pleural effusion after CABG - plankton sign 
Plankton sign + , swirling
POCUS Complex ... after CABG - plankton ... clots - highly suggestive ... #POCUS #clinical ... #pulmonary #effusion
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... muscles - HYPOTENSION ... perfusionrenal ... hyperkalemia or ATN
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... injury in the production ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... output - Acute pulmonary ... gluconeogenesis Liver Injury
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... This patient’s clinical ... exam findings and clinical ... This post will focus ... improved to 90% after