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Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
 •
Hypertensive Disorders ... and persists > 12 ... patients • HELLP: Syndrome ... diagnosis so have high clinical ... #Disorders #Pregnancy
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Spinal Cord Syndromes ... result in permanent neurologic ... HIV) - Vitamin B12 ... Intramedullary tumor - Hyperextension ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
heart failure, neurologic ... with electrolyte disorders ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... most pts have HTN ... Neurologic disorders
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... dysregulation, bouts of HTN ... Check Vitamin B12 ... Deficiency: - Vitamin B12 ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... myelopathy - Vit B12 ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... #diagnosis #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
brain PRES Clinical ... may precede the neurologic ... • Treatment of HTN ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... diagnosis #management #neurology