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

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Altered Mental ... Pheochromocytoma • Hyperthyroidism ... with compensatory HTN ... Drug (+): • Cocaine ... encephalopathy #altered
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pills • Cocaine ... ) • Hypothyroidism ... Primary #Secondary #HTN ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Consider secondary HTN ... nervous system (ie. cocaine ... : • Hyperthyroidism ... #HTN #Secondary
Male Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erectile Dysfunction
 - Psychological
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cocaine, Amphetamines ... - Other • Hypertension ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... endocrinology #causes
Factors that May Affect Fetal Oxygenation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Excessive Uterine Activity:
 • Hyperstimulation
 • Placental
Uteroplacental Dysfunction ... Blood Flow: • Hypotension ... diabetes mellitus, HTN ... ) • Hyperthyroidism ... #Causes #Obstetrics
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Idiopathic LV dysfunction ... exclude other causes ... heart disease • Hypertensive ... Proposed Mechanism: Altered ... predisposition (TTN