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Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Type B Aortic Dissection ... Echocardiogram - PLAX ... Elderly male with hypertension ... patient had a type ... Echocardiogram #PLAX
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
- Differential ... Consider secondary HTN ... Anatomic Causes: • Aortic ... #HTN #Secondary ... #Nephrology #Differential
Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
Proximal Aortic ... Echocardiogram (PLAX ... tachycardia and HTN ... Echocardiogram #PLAX ... clinical #cardiology #TypeA
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Status (AMS) - Differential ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... with compensatory HTN ... • Serotonin syndrome ... encephalopathy #altered #Differential
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
- Differential ... Mechanical • Aortic ... excess (Cushing syndrome ... Primary #Secondary #HTN ... #Cardiology #Differential
Secondary causes of Hypertension
 • Medications, Drugs, Chemo: NSAIDS, Steroids, CNI, Alcohol, Cocaine, OCP, Licorice, MAOI,
Secondary causes of Hypertension ... Hyperaldosternism (low renin HTN ... Coarctation of Aorta ... Other low renin HTN ... #differential #
Hypertensive Emergency and Hypertensive Crisis - Blood Pressure Targets
 • Hypertensive Emergency
 • Ischemic Stroke (w/
Hypertensive Emergency ... and Hypertensive ... Hemorrhagic Stroke • Aortic ... Targets #Goals #management ... #treatment #HTN
Oral Antihypertensive Medications - Selection by Comorbidities
Comorbidities: 
 • Stable Angina, HFpEF, HFrEF, AFib, TAA/Marfan, Aortic
AFib, TAA/Marfan, Aortic ... Tremor • Supine HTN ... #Medications #Hypertension ... #HTN #Comorbidities ... pharmacology #table #management
Outpatient Hypertension Management Algorithm
Monotherapy: 
 • Thiazide/thiazide-like 
 • ACE-I (non-black patients), 
 • ARB
Outpatient Hypertension ... Management Algorithm ... Ischemic Stoke* • Aortic ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... #Management #Algorithm
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • HPI: sudden onset, "tearing" chest pain, radiation to
Aortic Dissection ... Diagnosis and Management ... Factors: Male, yo, HTN ... includes ascending aorta ... MetroHealth_EM #Aortic