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Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
criteria required to diagnose ... - Pulmonary edema ... encephalopathy (visual ... proteinuria, or chronic renal ... #Emergency #Diagnosis
Gestational Hypertension & Preeclampsia

Gestational Hypertension (gHTN) 
• BP > 140/90 
• Onset > 20 wks gestation
Gestational Hypertension ... Elevated AST/ALT • Pulmonary ... edema • Cerebral/visual ... symptoms Eclampsia ... Classification #Diagnosis
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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arterial HTN) • Renal ... : scleroderma renal ... Scleroderma #SSc #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #testing
Systemic Sclerosis Associated Autoantibodies
Anti-topoisomerase I (anti-Sc170): Diffuse skin disease, Pulmonary fibrosis
Anti-centromere: Limited skin disease (~93-95%), Pulmonary
skin disease, Pulmonary ... hypertension, Digital ... III: Diffuse, Renal ... Autoantibodies #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Pulmonary Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification
Group I - Vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries
 • Idiopathic, HIV,
Pulmonary Hypertension ... tumors, chronic renal ... limitation of usual ... Symptoms of right ... Classification #diagnosis
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
life • M=F Symptoms ... panic attack-type symptoms ... Less common symptoms ... and others —i visual ... may present with pulmonary
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Medical Comorbidities Malignancies (most commonly hairy-cell leukemia)
Immunogenetic Predisposition: patient is
Postulate 1 - Viral ... - Malignant Hypertension ... - Renal Insufficiency ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Diagnostic Criteria for Scleroderma Renal Crisis 

1. New onset blood pressure >150/85 mm Hg OR increase
Diagnostic Criteria ... 220 mm Hg from usual ... with accelerated hypertension ... anuria - Flash pulmonary ... #Crisis #Diagnosis
Renal involvement in 35% of mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis 
Associated with : 
 • Absence of skin
Renal involvement ... day - 49% • Hypertension ... TerrierBen #Renal ... Cryoglobulinemia #Vasculitis #Management ... #Rheumatology #
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
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severe HTN • Diagnosed ... • First diagnosed ... severe RUQ pain, renal ... doubling of Cr), pulmonary ... edema, cerebral or visual