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Pharmacologic Treatment of Hypertensive Emergencies in Pregnancy
Drug - Dose range - Onset/oeak/duration - Side effects
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Pharmacologic Treatment ... of Hypertensive ... , lupus-like syndrome ... Emergency #Pregnancy #Obstetrics ... #OBGyn #HTN #Pharmacology
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
- Differential ... Consider secondary HTN ... • Nephritic syndrome ... #HTN #Secondary ... #Nephrology #Differential
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Status (AMS) - Differential ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... with compensatory HTN ... • Serotonin syndrome ... encephalopathy #altered #Differential
Typical medications used in the acute phase include nifedipine, labetalol, and hydralazine, with ACOG suggesting that
#Management #Obstetrics ... #Preeclampsia #HTN ... Hydralazine #Nifedipine #Hypertension
Pharmacologic Treatments of Chronic Hypertension in Pregnancy
Central alpha-agonists
 - Methyldopa
 - Clonidine
Combined alpha- and beta-blocker
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Pharmacologic Treatments ... of Chronic Hypertension ... #Pregnancy #Management ... #Treatment #Pharmacology ... #HTN #Table #Drugs
Gestational Hypertension & Preeclampsia

Gestational Hypertension (gHTN) 
• BP > 140/90 
• Onset > 20 wks gestation
Gestational Hypertension ... (gHTN) • BP > ... Preeclampsia = gHTN ... Seizure HELLP Syndrome ... Diagnosis #Criteria #Obstetrics
Familial Hypertension Syndromes

-  Dr. James Luther (@DrJMLuther)

#Inheritable #Familial #Hypertension #Syndromes #Comparison #Table #Diagnosis #Management
Familial Hypertension ... Syndromes - ... Inheritable #Familial #Hypertension ... #Syndromes #Comparison ... Table #Diagnosis #Management
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
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Hypertensive Disorders ... Pregnancy Chronic Hypertension ... patients • HELLP: Syndrome ... #htn #obstetrics ... #cardiology #differential
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Secondary Causes of Hypertension ... - Differential ... excess (Cushing syndrome ... Primary #Secondary #HTN ... #Cardiology #Differential
Oral Antihypertensive Medications - Selection by Comorbidities
Comorbidities: 
 • Stable Angina, HFpEF, HFrEF, AFib, TAA/Marfan, Aortic
Tremor • Supine HTN ... #Medications #Hypertension ... #HTN #Comorbidities ... #pharmacology # ... table #management