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Hypertensive retinopathy screening algorithm

#Hypertensive #retinopathy #screening #algorithm #hypertension #primarycare
Hypertensive retinopathy ... algorithm #Hypertensive ... screening #algorithm #hypertension ... #primarycare
Overview of potential mechanisms influencing the risk of obesity in the offspring of obese mothers.
the offspring of obese ... #PatientInfo #PrimaryCare
Outpatient Hypertension Management Algorithm
Monotherapy: 
 • Thiazide/thiazide-like 
 • ACE-I (non-black patients), 
 • ARB
Outpatient Hypertension ... ARB + Diuretic Hypertensive ... • Hypertensive Encephalopathy ... #Outpatient #Hypertension ... Management #Algorithm #PrimaryCare
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary Hypertension ... : Resistant hypertension ... 40 years in non-obese ... and signs of end-organ ... renal bruit or signs
There are several screening questionnaires for OSA, although the accuracy of many of them is limited.4,6,7,24
particularly in obese ... specificity in obese ... #Diagnosis #PrimaryCare
Orthostatic Hypotension - Management Algorithm
Positive orthostatic vital signs defined as one of the following (within 3
Orthostatic Hypotension ... orthostatic vital signs ... Fludrocortisone • Supine hypertension ... #Orthostatic #Hypotension
Muller's sign in Aortic Regurgitation - Systolic pulsations of the uvula 

In chronic severe aortic regurgitation,
Muller's sign in ... volume and systolic hypertension ... variety of physical signs ... Müller's sign is ... #Mullers #sign #
Signs of Pulmonary Hypertension on Chest CT
 • Main PA is dilated and larger than the
Signs of Pulmonary ... Hypertension on ... Carina crossover sign ... #Pulmonary #Hypertension
Accuracy of Diagnostic Tests for Causes of Secondary Hypertension - 
Am Fam Physician. 2010 Dec 15;82(12):1471-1478.
#Diagnosis
Causes of Secondary Hypertension ... #Diagnosis #PrimaryCare
ACEI Antihypertensive Dose Comparison. Consider divided (BID) regimen for better pre-dose (trough) BP control for the
#Pharmacology #Hypertension ... #Management #PrimaryCare