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Gestational Hypertension & Preeclampsia

Gestational Hypertension (gHTN) 
• BP > 140/90 
• Onset > 20 wks gestation
(gHTN) • BP > ... Elevated AST/ALT • Pulmonary ... #Preeclampsia #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Criteria ... #Obstetrics #OBGyn
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... of Pulmonary Hypertension ... the newborn Pulmonary ... PHTN #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Pulmonary Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification
Group I - Vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries
 • Idiopathic, HIV,
Pulmonary Hypertension ... Groups - WHO Classification ... #Hypertension # ... PHTN #Groups #WHO ... #diagnosis
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Liver function tests ... hypertension Rx ... Optimize the MAP - HTN ... Revascularization, treatment ... #Checklist #CHF
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
circulation: MCA ACA ... the brain • CSF ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment ... of HTN is the mainstay
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... Na delivery): CHF ... heparinized tube) • ECG ... Cortisol+ACTH stim test ... ) - caution in HTN
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
heart disease • Hypertensive ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... pre-eclampsia, hypertension ... May have typical HF ... management #cardiology #treatment
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
tests before beginning ... treatment. ... output - Acute pulmonary ... lactate and can act ... #typea #typeb #classification