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Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
Approach to Possible Hypertensive ... required to diagnose hypertensive ... Hypertensive emergency ... presence of increased optic ... with increased intracranial
Pharmacologic Treatments of Chronic Hypertension in Pregnancy
Central alpha-agonists
 - Methyldopa
 - Clonidine
Combined alpha- and beta-blocker
 -
Treatments of Chronic Hypertension ... Channel Blockers - Nifedipine ... Hydrochlorothiazide #Hypertension ... Pharmacology #HTN #Table
Ocular Ultrasound Pocketcard
Painless Vision Loss
 • Retinal Detachment 
 • Posterior Vitreous Detachment 
 • Vitreous
Occlusion Elevated Intracranial ... Pressure • Intracranial ... Hypertension) ... Periorbital Edema - POCUS ... Ocular #Ultrasound #pocus
Enlarged optic nerve sheath diameter and crescent sign in 30 yo female patient reporting 3 months
Enlarged optic nerve ... -> idiopathic intracranial ... hypertension ... #Hypertension # ... Ocular #POCUS #Clinical
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
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary Hypertension ... : Resistant hypertension ... persistence of hypertension ... with previously stable ... disorders: Increased intracranial
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
pressure • Elevated intracranial ... Hypercalcemia • Hypertension ... Metolazone) • Hypertension ... Triamterene • Hypertension ... #Medications #Table
Progressive HA, decreased visual acuity, obesity. Papilledema -> pseudotumor - IUEM Ultrasound
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#POCUS #Clinical #Ocular #Papilledema #Pseudotumor
IUEM_ultrasound #POCUS ... IIH #Idiopathic #Intracranial ... #Hypertension
Papilledema on Ocular POCUS

This 27yo female presents with an intractable headache. Which of the following do
Papilledema on Ocular POCUS ... with Idiopathic Intracranial ... Hypertension in ... signs of increased intracranial ... Papilledema #Ocular #POCUS