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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
previously stable values ... and signs of end-organ ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... renal bruit or signs ... Pregnancy-associated
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
13 Dangerous Causes ... consciousness, hypertension ... thrombophilia, neurologic signs ... preeclampsia: late pregnancy ... Killers #Lethal #Fatal
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Portal Hypertension ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... significant portal HTN Signs ... obstruction) • Lack of signs ... Fatty liver of pregnancy
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis ... of more of the signs ... as a possible cause ... an appropriate critical ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
Clinical manifestations of anaphylaxis. 
Neurological (<15%): Dizziness, syncope, seizures, Confusion, impending doom. headache
Angioedema: Lips, tongue, orbit,
Clinical manifestations ... , hypovolemia, hypotension ... arrest GI (>40%): Nausea ... abdominal pain and fecal ... #anaphylaxis #signs
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
in sequence – hypotension ... hypnosis as soon as clinical ... • Hypotension ... that may mimic signs ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Guidelines for Crises ... in Anaesthesia Signs ... inform immediate clinical ... therapies to treat hypotension ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative