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Causes and Pathophysiology of Hypertension

#Causes #Pathophysiology #Hypertension #Primary #Essential #Secondary #Differential

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Causes and Pathophysiology ... of Hypertension ... #Causes #Pathophysiology ... #Hypertension # ... Essential #Secondary #Differential
Acute Compartment Syndrome
 • Crush injuries, burns, circumferential constriction to limbs (each containing facially divided muscle
Acute Compartment ... divided muscle compartments ... does not allow ... pressure #Acute ... CompartmentSyndrome #ACS #pathophysiology
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Secondary Causes ... - Differential ... Ambulatory blood pressure ... monitor, Self/Home pressure ... Secondary #Nephrology #Differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... Workup and Differential ... evaluation should be done ... use of adequate doses ... #Differential #
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
and Secondary Causes ... - Differential ... Repeatedly normal blood pressure ... Secondary Causes ... HTN #Cardiology #Differential
Occult Causes of Non-Response to Vasopressors

vital disclaimer: the cognitive response to hypotension should not be reaching
Occult Causes of ... cognitive response to hypotension ... primary therapy for hypotension ... substantial vasopressor doses ... #Vasopressors #Differential
How does IAH/ACS result in systemic end organ dysfunction? Through direct transmission of intra-abdominal pressure

#Pathophysiology #ACS
How does IAH/ACS ... intra-abdominal pressure ... #Pathophysiology ... IntraAbdominal #Compartment ... #Syndrome #Hypertension
Adult ACLS - Cardiac Arrest Algorithm - AHA 2020
CPR Quality:
 • Push hard (at least 2
CPR Quality: • Push ... : First dose: 1- ... • Pulse and pressure ... Spontaneous arterial pressure ... intra-arterial Reversible Causes
Causes of Generalized Edema - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Overfill (Increased renal sodium retention, Urine Na > 40meq/L)
Causes of Generalized ... Edema - Differential ... pericarditis • Portal hypertension ... #Generalized #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential ... Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... PP and systolic hypertension ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Pathophysiology