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Severe Pulmonary Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary hypertension results in compensatory changes to the RV. The RV appears
Echocardiogram ... Pulmonary hypertension ... rectangular (from A4C ... PHTN #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Signs of Tamponade can be masked by pulmonary hypertension! 1.2L drained. Read more: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5466174/

- VCU Ultrasound
#tamponade #phtn ... #pulmonary #hypertension ... #pocus #clinical ... #echocardiogram ... #a4c
RV Strain in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

A patient is brought by EMS intubated and hypotensive.
RV Strain in Pulmonary ... your next step in management ... massive embolus-->LV inability ... to pump-->hypotension ... #clinical #ultrasound
Tamponade Masked in Pulmonary Hypertension

Signs of Tamponade can be masked by pulmonary hypertension! 1.2L drained. Read
Hypertension ... sided collapse) #Clinical ... POCUS #Cardiology #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #Cardiac # ... LeftSided #Collapse #PHTN
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
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Diagnosed before ... • First diagnosed ... doubling of Cr), pulmonary ... patients • HELLP: Syndrome ... so have high clinical
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential Diagnosis ... rise or increased lability ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... most pts have HTN ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Presence of pulmonary ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... RVSP) - Estimates pulmonary ... moderate (or worse) PPHTN ... #diagnosis #management
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
Hypertension (CTEPH ... Plexiform-lesion formation Clinical ... RebeccaSteinb17 #CTEPH #PHTN ... #Pulmonary #Hypertension ... #management
Complete AV Canal Defect on Echocardiogram

Among pts with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, those with Eisenmenger syndrome have
Among pts with Pulmonary ... Arterial Hypertension ... with Eisenmenger syndrome ... AVCanal #Defect #a4c ... #clinical #cardiology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
PRES) Overview Clinico-Radiological ... brain PRES Clinical ... PRES-Associated Clinical ... • Treatment of HTN ... #diagnosis #management