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Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
• Cushing’s syndrome ... compensatory HTN • Seizures ... Scleroderma renal crises ... • Serotonin syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Familial Hypertension Syndromes

-  Dr. James Luther (@DrJMLuther)

#Inheritable #Familial #Hypertension #Syndromes #Comparison #Table #Diagnosis #Management
Familial Hypertension ... Syndromes - ... #Syndromes #Comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis ... #Management
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... Vascular: Stroke, Hypertension ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... Eclampsia, Prophyria #Seizures ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Pocket Comparison Guide to Heritable Hypertension Syndromes (Secondary Hypertension)

Bartter, Gitelman, Liddle, Primary Aldosteronism, 
GRA (Glucocorticoid Remediable
Syndromes (Secondary ... Hypertension) ... #Syndromes #Comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis ... #Management #Secondary
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
• Headache • Seizures ... • Headache • Seizures ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause ... #diagnosis #management
REBEL Review 99: Serotonin Syndrome via Yosuf Alam, MSIV

Presentation: Altered mentd status, Seizures, Myoclonus, Hypertension, Hyperthermia
99: Serotonin Syndrome ... mentd status, Seizures ... , Myoclonus, Hypertension ... Hyperthermia (most common cause ... SerotoninSyndrome #management
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
with previously stable ... Hypercalcemia, Cushing's syndrome ... White-coat syndrome ... Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... #Workup #causes
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
 •
Diagnosis and Management ... exertion/training, Seizures ... injured muscles -> HYPOTENSION ... per day until stable ... #Summary #causes
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Causes of Encephalopathy ... Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure ... - Systemic: Hypertensive ... paraneoplastic syndromes ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... Mineralocorticoid excess syndromes ... #Secondary #Hypertension ... Screening #Workup #table