35 results
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
Hypertension in Pregnancy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pre-existing Hypertension - Before Pregnancy OR <20 weeks gestational age
Hypertension in ... Pre-existing Hypertension ... Pre-Eclampsia + Seizures ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes ... #obstetrics #obgyn
Gestational Hypertension & Preeclampsia

Gestational Hypertension (gHTN) 
• BP > 140/90 
• Onset > 20 wks gestation
Gestational Hypertension ... Gestational Hypertension ... Preeclampsia + Grand Mal Seizure ... HELLP Syndrome ... Diagnosis #Criteria #Obstetrics
Pharmacologic Treatment of Hypertensive Emergencies in Pregnancy
Drug - Dose range - Onset/oeak/duration - Side effects
 -
, tachycardia, nausea ... , lupus-like syndrome ... - Urapidil - Nausea ... #Hypertensive ... Emergency #Pregnancy #Obstetrics
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
Causes of Growth Restriction - Small for Gestational Age - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal
 • Chronic Maternal
Causes of Growth ... Chronic Maternal Hypertension ... • Gestational Hypertension ... Anomaly • Genetic Syndromes ... #Obstetrics #Pediatrics
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
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
• Headache • Seizures ... • Headache • Seizures ... /Hypertensive emergency ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause
Factors that May Affect Fetal Oxygenation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Excessive Uterine Activity:
 • Hyperstimulation
 • Placental
Respiratory disease • Seizure ... Blood Flow: • Hypotension ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Obstetrics #OBGyn
Intrapartum Abnormal Fetal HR Tracing - Causes of Variability & Decelerations - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Minimal/Absent Variability
Fetal HR Tracing - Causes ... compression • Maternal hypotension ... • Maternal seizure ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Obstetrics #OBGyn