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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
Drug-Induced Seizures - OTIS-CAMPBELL

O - Organophosphate, oral hypoglycemics, opioid
T - TCA, theophylline
I - Isoniazid, Insulin
S -
Drug-Induced Seizures ... Drug #Induced #Seizures ... #Medication #Causes ... #Differential #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #OTISCAMPBELL
Pharmacologic Treatment of Hypertensive Emergencies in Pregnancy
Drug - Dose range - Onset/oeak/duration - Side effects
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Pharmacologic Treatment ... , tachycardia, nausea ... , lupus-like syndrome ... - Urapidil - Nausea ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #HTN #Pharmacology
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
Beta Blockers - Pharmacology Comparison Table
Metoprolol:
 • Receptors: β1
 • Indications: Rate control of a-fib/a-flutter, Suppression
Beta Blockers - Pharmacology ... Acute coronary syndrome ... angina, Hypertension ... • Indications: Hypertension ... #Comparison #Table
Summary of β-adrenergic antagonists
 - Propranolol - Beta1, Beta2 - Hypertension, Migraine, Hyperthyroidism, Angina pectoris 
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Beta1, Beta2 - Hypertension ... Beta1, Beta2 - Hypertension ... - Beta1, NO^- Hypertension ... #BetaBlockers #Pharmacology ... #Table #Uses #Applications
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
with previously stable ... Causes: • Vascular ... Hypercalcemia, Cushing's syndrome ... White-coat syndrome ... Guillain-Barre Syndrome
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
Tranexamic Acid - Indications and Pharmacology
Pharmacokinetics:
 • MOA: Inhibits plasminogen activation to plasmin & inhibits fibrinolysis
Indications and Pharmacology ... : Urine Common Uses ... Side Effects: Hypotension ... Increases risk of seizures ... #Indications #Pharmacology
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