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Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
- Differential ... Consider secondary HTN ... • Bilateral RAS ... #HTN #Secondary ... #Nephrology #Differential
Pharmacologic Treatment of Hypertensive Emergencies in Pregnancy
Drug - Dose range - Onset/oeak/duration - Side effects
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- Bradycardia, hypotension ... 1st-degree heart block, maternal ... , lupus-like syndrome ... Emergency #Pregnancy #Obstetrics ... #OBGyn #HTN #Pharmacology
Causes of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Environmental:
 • Toxin (organic solvents, mercury, lead)
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Pregnancy Loss - Differential ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... • Asherman's Syndrome ... Spontaneous #Abortion #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Obstetrics
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
Factors that May Affect Fetal Oxygenation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Excessive Uterine Activity:
 • Hyperstimulation
 • Placental
Oxygenation - Differential ... Blood Flow: • Hypotension ... diabetes mellitus, HTN ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... Algorithm #Causes #Obstetrics
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
- Differential ... unilateral and bilateral ... excess (Cushing syndrome ... Primary #Secondary #HTN ... #Cardiology #Differential
Gestational Hypertension & Preeclampsia

Gestational Hypertension (gHTN) 
• BP > 140/90 
• Onset > 20 wks gestation
Gestational Hypertension ... (gHTN) • BP > ... Preeclampsia = gHTN ... Seizure HELLP Syndrome ... Diagnosis #Criteria #Obstetrics
Causes of Growth Restriction - Small for Gestational Age - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal
 • Chronic Maternal
Gestational Age - Differential ... Hypertension ... • Gestational Hypertension ... Anomaly • Genetic Syndromes ... Algorithm #Causes #Obstetrics
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
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Hypertensive Disorders ... Pregnancy Chronic Hypertension ... patients • HELLP: Syndrome ... #htn #obstetrics ... #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 ... Other low renin HTN ... Secondary #causes #Hypertension ... #differential #