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Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
Aortitis - Diagnosis ... and Workup Clinical ... stenosis (pulseless, hypertension ... #Workup #Differential ... #Causes
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Workup and Differential ... Diagnosis Approach ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... #Workup #causes ... #Differential #
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
Hypotensive Patient - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... for Hypotension ... depletion • Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #causes
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... of Pulmonary Hypertension ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... Causes
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
 •
doubling of Cr), pulmonary ... before Anti-HTN meds ... ↑ in anti HTN meds ... so have high clinical ... obstetrics #cardiology #differential
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Rash - Differential ... appearance • Hypotension ... deficiency Work ... #Causes #dermatology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
brain PRES Clinical ... Reversible course Differential ... the underlying cause ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... until cause identified
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... without other cause ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... ) • Fever and hypotension ... #diagnosis #comparison
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
the setting of hypotension ... death Common Clinical ... Classification #diagnosis ... #criticalcare #differential ... #causes #classification
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... Differential Bilat ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical