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Algorithm for Diagnosis and Management of Resistant Hypertension in CKD
Pseudoresistant Hypertension - Reduce barriers to adherence:
Diagnosis and Management ... Consider other causes ... of 2° HTN eGFR ... antagonist →Refer to HTN ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Management
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
SE: HoTN, bradycardia ... it should not cause ... dissociative drug, it causes ... stimulation (including HTN ... CriticalCare #diagnosis #management
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Diagnosis and Management ... Weakness, cramping, nausea ... only if no clear cause ... ) Management: ... ) - caution in HTN
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
the underlying cause ... • Treatment of HTN ... with AEDs until cause ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Ureterosigmoidoscopy • HTN ... Cushing Syndrome • HTN ... Aldosterone: Malignant HTN ... , Renovascular HTN ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
When to Evaluate for Secondary Causes of Hypertension
1. Severe or resistant HTN
2. Acute rise/lability in BP
3.
for Secondary Causes ... Severe or resistant HTN ... Malignant HTN with ... #Hypertension #causes ... indications #diagnosis #HTN
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
mmHg - portal HTN ... significant portal HTN ... Signs of portal HTN ... Post-Hepatic: • Cardiac causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Non-lschemic Causes ... Tamponade, pulmonary HTN ... , systemic HTN, ... #Nonlschemic #Causes
An Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Hypertensive Emergencies
#EmergencyMedicine #Hypertension #HTN #Algorithm
Evaluation and Management ... #Hypertension #HTN
hypertension emergency,  Urgency 
HTN emergency 
Mindmap #diagnosis #management #algorithm
emergency, Urgency HTN ... Mindmap #diagnosis #management