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Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... based on repeat clinic ... Consider secondary HTN ... : • Aortic coarctation ... #HTN #Secondary
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Mechanical • Aortic ... coarctation ... Primary #Secondary #HTN ... #Cardiology #Differential
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... coarctation • ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Coarctation • ... • Pulmonary Hypertension ... Systolic #Murmurs #Cardiology ... #causes
Aortic Coarctation on Echocardiogram
10 yo male,  his father has TGV with a Senning surgery
Aortic Coarctation ... absent femoral pulses ... coarctation with ... #cardiology #clinical ... #pocus #aorta
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
109 mm Hg) with clinical ... artery stenosis, Coarctation ... of aorta, Vasculitis ... most pts have HTN ... #Workup #causes
AAA is defined as a localized balloon-like dilatation of the abdominal aorta greater than 3cm. Risk
abdominal mass, hypotension ... have claimed that POCUS ... Singh, MD #Clinical ... #Radiology #POCUS ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
Beside ultrasound ... In this case, the ... Northwestern University #Clinical ... #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) on POCUS

Still not sure about intra-arrest POCUS? Here is "just another code."
Abdominal Aortic ... Woman with HTN, ... Get weak pulses. ... #Abdominal #Aortic ... #ultrasound #clinical
Tamponade Masked in Pulmonary Hypertension

Signs of Tamponade can be masked by pulmonary hypertension! 1.2L drained. Read
Masked in Pulmonary Hypertension ... PMC5466174/ - VCU Ultrasound ... sided collapse) #Clinical ... #POCUS #Cardiology ... LeftSided #Collapse #PHTN