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Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pills • Cocaine ... Primary #Secondary #HTN ... #Cardiology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Idiopathic LV dysfunction ... exclude other causes ... predisposition (TTN ... age > 30 years, cocaine ... #cardiology #treatment
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
variants (e.g., TTN ... absence of systolic dysfunction ... Rule out other causes ... recognition and management ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology