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Typical medications used in the acute phase include nifedipine, labetalol, and hydralazine, with ACOG suggesting that
phase include nifedipine ... contraindication is present ... #Hydralazine #Nifedipine ... #Hypertension
Pharmacologic Treatments of Chronic Hypertension in Pregnancy
Central alpha-agonists
 - Methyldopa
 - Clonidine
Combined alpha- and beta-blocker
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Treatments of Chronic Hypertension ... Channel Blockers - Nifedipine ... Hydrochlorothiazide #Hypertension ... Pharmacology #HTN #Table
Enlarged optic nerve sheath diameter and crescent sign in 30 yo female patient reporting 3 months
Enlarged optic nerve ... sheath diameter and crescent ... #Intracranial #Hypertension ... #Ocular #POCUS ... Clinical #Ultrasound #crescent
Antihypertensive Drugs - Summary
Diuretics:
 • Thiazide type: Chlorothiazide, Hydrochlorothiazide
 • Thiazide-like: Chlorthalidone, Indapamide, Metolazone
 • Loop
Amlodipine, felodipine, Nifedipine ... antihypertensive #hypertension ... medications #summary #table
Intern Pocket Cards - Inpatient Blood Pressure Management Guide
ß-blockers:
 • Metoprolol, Carvedilol, Labetalol
 • Bradycardia, heart
Blockers (CCBs): • Nifedipine ... pocketcardset #HTN #hypertension ... #pharmacology #table
When assessing a patient with acute dyspnea during or shortly following a transfusion, it is challenging
anaphylaxis and TACO may present ... the presence of hypotension ... TACO #Comparison #Table
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Infarction • Stable ... pain often not present ... • Pulmonary Hypertension
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
failure or pulmonary hypertension ... 20 mg q6hr) - Hypotension ... epinephrine is another option ... for acute MI if present
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
Pericarditis on POCUS ... Hypertensive without ... findings still present ... Pericarditis #CP #POCUS
HIGH ALTITUDE PULMONARY EDEMA (HAPE)
 • High altitude disease that kill most people
 • Incidence: severe
THERAPY 1) Rapid Descent ... Oxygen 4-6/l 3) Nifedepine ... hyperbaric chamber if descent ... without systemic hypotension ... Slower ascent 2) Nifedipine