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Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
Framework for Hypotension ... time): • Sinus tachycardia ... • Atrial tachycardias ... depletion • Pulmonary ... Neurogenic #Hypotension
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)
• At least 3 different P wave morphologies: 
• Rate 100-180
• Irregular 
Etiology
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia ... • Hypoxia • Pulmonary ... hypertension ... Management • Oxygen ... Multifocal #Atrial #Tachycardia
Oral Antihypertensive Medications - Selection by Comorbidities
Comorbidities: 
 • Stable Angina, HFpEF, HFrEF, AFib, TAA/Marfan, Aortic
Oral Antihypertensive ... Comorbidities: • Stable ... #Medications #Hypertension ... #pharmacology #table ... #management
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... Control rate with AV nodal ... with caution in pulmonary ... with caution in pulmonary ... #Treatment #management
Prostanoid prescribing and management in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)
Oral Prostanoids:
 - Selexipag
 - Treprostinil
Inhaled Prostanoids
 -
prescribing and management ... in Pulmonary Arterial ... Hypertension (PAH ... ) Oral Prostanoids ... #PAH #Management
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
Tachycardia - Differential ... Diagnosis Table ... criteria • Tx: Meds ... • Beware AV nodal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table
Pediatric SVT - Management Algorithm
Identify SVT:
 • HR not variable
 • Abrupt rate changes
 • Infants:
Pediatric SVT - Management ... AP Stable? ... supraventricular #tachycardia ... #Management #Algorithm ... #peds #Pediatric
Characteristics of Serotonin Syndrome and Other Hyperthermic Syndromes 
Serotonin Syndrome
 - SSRIs, second-generation antidepressants, MAOIs, linezolid,
sumatriptan - Hypertension ... parkinsonism; hypertension ... hyperthermia, normal ... , tachycardia; onset ... Diagnosis #Comparison #Table
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Ejection Fraction: Management ... contraction and prevent tachycardia ... causing systemic hypertension ... , pulmonary hypertension ... ineffective) #Management
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Abnormal Jugular ... fibrillation, sinus tachycardia ... atrial myxoma, pulmonary ... hypertension, pulmonic ... dissociation, ventricular tachycardia