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Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
- Differential ... Ambulatory blood pressure ... monitor, Self/Home pressure ... HTN #Secondary #Nephrology ... #Differential #
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
- Workup and Differential ... use of adequate doses ... heart failure, neurologic ... Neurologic disorders ... Workup #causes #Differential
Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
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(ICP) - Pathophysiology ... formation) BP: • Hypotension ... raise ICP • Hypertension ... #ICP #Pathophysiology ... #neurology #neurosurgery
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
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
consciousness, hypertension ... increased intracranial pressure ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... proptosis - hypertensive ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Reversible course Differential ... the diastolic pressure ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis and Management 
Uterine Atony (80%) - Most PPH Will respond to
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential ... contraindicated in hypertension ... of conception - Does ... abdominal hand, push ... cervix • Direct pressure
Drug-Induced Hypertension - Common Medications 

Corticosteroids (prednisone) 
Sympathomimetics (amphetamine, pseudoephedrine)
SNRl's (duloxetine, venlafaxine) 
Calcineurin Inhibitors (tacrolimus, cyclosporine)
Drug-Induced Hypertension ... patients risk of hypertension ... increase blood pressure ... This does NOT mean ... #Medications #Differential
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Red Flags and Differential ... Systemic N - Neurologic ... Bilateral • Pressure ... Red Eye, Stuffy Nose ... secondary #management #neurology
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... of left atrial hypertension ... airway secretions, hypotension ... : Tachycardia, hypertension ... edema #causes #differential