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Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
and Secondary Causes ... - Differential Diagnosis ... taken at home, work ... Mechanical • Aortic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Secondary Causes ... - Differential Diagnosis ... DM (visit 2), Diagnosis ... : • Aortic coarctation ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
Aortitis - Diagnosis ... and Workup Clinical ... general health - Aortic ... stenosis (pulseless, hypertension ... #Causes
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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Pulse Abnormalities ... - Differential Diagnosis ... - Variation in pulse ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential Diagnosis ... Physiologic Causes ... disorders: - Aortic ... regurgitation - Aortic ... PP and systolic hypertension
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... - Differential Diagnosis ... disorders: - aortic ... regurgitation - aortic ... Sepsis #Wide #Pulse
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Systemic Arterial Hypertension ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #cardiology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Workup and Differential ... Diagnosis Approach ... Coarctation of aorta ... #Workup #causes ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
criteria required to diagnose ... mm is needed to cause ... presence of increased optic ... might support the diagnosis ... #Emergency #Diagnosis
Arterial Lines - Abnormal Arterial Waveforms:
 - Underdampened: Falsely High BP - Adjust monitor filter settings
bubbles in system, hypotension ... Insufficiency + Aortic ... Low Amplitude Pulse ... Peak - Severe Aortic ... lines #waveforms #diagnosis