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Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
 •
Diagnosed before ... • First diagnosed ... RUQ pain, renal insufficiency ... Cr), pulmonary edema ... so have high clinical
Marked Edema: Low albumin, immobility, and venous insufficiency have lead to accumulation of 
fluid in lower
Marked Edema: Low ... immobility, and venous insufficiency ... Catalog of Clinical ... Images #Clinical ... #UCSDH
Venous Ulcer and DVT: Chronic venous insufficiency with additional swelling caused by acute DVT.
There is also
Chronic venous insufficiency ... Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD ... Catalog of Clinical ... Images #Clinical ... #Edema #DVT #UCSDH
In general, we expand antibiotics too soon in cellulitis, as clinical response (e.g. reduction in edema/erythema,
cellulitis, as clinical ... . reduction in edema ... bacteremia vascular insufficiency ... stasis or arterial insufficiency ... ) alternative diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Differential Diagnosis ... Causes of Fever CRITICAL ... DIAGNOSES: - ... Acute adrenal insufficiency ... - Pulmonary edema
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis ... Management Clinical ... - peripheral edema ... BP (despite hx HTN ... Amyloidosis #Cardiac #Diagnosis
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... transfusion • HTN ... and edema • Jaundice ... deficiency • Renal insufficiency ... #differential #diagnosis
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
PRES) Overview Clinico-Radiological ... matter vasogenic edema ... brain PRES Clinical ... PRES-Associated Clinical ... • Treatment of HTN
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... transfusion • HTN ... and edema • Jaundice ... deficiency • Renal insufficiency ... #differential #diagnosis
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Renal (10-50%) - HTN ... syndrome, renal insufficiency ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis