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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 ... in Pregnancy Drug ... , lupus-like syndrome ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #HTN ... Medications
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
with compensatory HTN ... Vasculitis • Lupus ... Drug (+): ... inhibitors Drug ... #Diagnosis #causes
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Secondary Causes ... - Differential ... HTN • Onset < ... (multi-drug resistance ... #HTN #Secondary
Secondary causes of Hypertension
 • Medications, Drugs, Chemo: NSAIDS, Steroids, CNI, Alcohol, Cocaine, OCP, Licorice, MAOI,
Secondary causes ... • Medications ... , Drugs, Chemo: ... #causes #Hypertension ... diagnosis
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Causes of Hypertension ... Uncontrolled • Drug ... Secondary Causes ... excess (Cushing syndrome ... #HTN #Cardiology
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
nephropathy • Secondary ... systemic disease or drugs ... Post-infectious GN, Lupus ... • Drugs • Toxins ... Nephritis (AIN) • Drugs
Serotonin Syndrome Drug Precipitants and Pharmacology
↑ Serotonin Formation: Tryptophan, Oxitriptan
↑ Serotonin Release: Amphetamines, Cocaine, Mirtazapine
↑ Serotonin
Serotonin Syndrome ... Drug Precipitants ... medications #causes ... #differential # ... diagnosis #drug
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
Hypertension According ... procoagulopathy or secondary ... hepatic fibrosis, Drugs ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related ... pancreatitis), Drug ... to Treatment: Drug ... (ie SJS, DIHS, drug
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
Redistribution:
 - IV glucose
 - Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis
 - IV hyperalimentation
 - Refeeding
renal disease Drugs ... - Primary or secondary ... #diagnosis #differential ... #medications #drugs ... #pharmacology #