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Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Hypertension and ... : • Hypertensive ... emergency • Hypertensive ... Hyperthyroidism CNS: • Stroke ... with compensatory HTN
Hypertensive Emergency and Hypertensive Crisis - Blood Pressure Targets
 • Hypertensive Emergency
 • Ischemic Stroke (w/
Hypertensive Emergency ... and Hypertensive ... Emergency • Ischemic Stroke ... • Hemorrhagic Stroke ... management #treatment #HTN
Blood pressure management in acute ischemic stroke - Timeline
Candidate for tPA:
 - Goal SBP <185 AND
acute ischemic stroke ... - Permissive Hypertension ... SatyaPatelMD #Hypertension ... #CVA #Stroke #Bloodpressure ... ischemic #Timeline #neurology
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Secondary Causes of Hypertension ... 130/80 for DM) Hypertensive ... Consider secondary HTN ... #HTN #Secondary ... #Nephrology #Differential
Pharmacologic Treatment of Hypertensive Emergencies in Pregnancy
Drug - Dose range - Onset/oeak/duration - Side effects
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Pharmacologic Treatment of Hypertensive ... - Bradycardia, hypotension ... , stroke, myocardial ... , rash #Hypertensive ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #HTN
Stroke Etiologies
Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH)
Ischemic
 - Large Vessel Atherosclerosis
 - Cardioembolic: Atrial fib, prosthetic valves, LV aneurysm,
Stroke Etiologies ... artery dissection, Hypotension ... Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... - Strong Medicine ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Ischemic Stroke - Blood Pressure Management
 • No tPA  < 220 / 120 (permissive hypertension)
Ischemic Stroke ... 120 (permissive hypertension ... SCVMCMed #Ischemic #Stroke ... BloodPressure #hypertension ... Management #treatment #neurology
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Stroke - Differential ... Intracerebral: HTN ... • Watershed: Hypotension ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #Stroke ... Algorithm #management #neurology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Secondary Causes of Hypertension ... Hypertensive urgency ... ) #Hypertension ... Primary #Secondary #HTN ... #Cardiology #Differential
CHADSVASc Score - Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation

A clinical mnemonic to estimate stroke risk in atrial
CHADSVASc Score - Stroke ... mnemonic to estimate stroke ... heart failure H Hypertension ... CHADS2VASc #Diagnosis #neurology ... #cardiology #Mnemonic