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

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
- Differential Diagnosis ... with compensatory HTN ... Renal: • Acute ... GN • Acute/Chronic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
, CKD/ESRD Acute ... cardiomyopathy, Acute ... illness, Sepsis, Pulmonary ... embolism Acute ... myocardial infarction: Acute
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
patients who have acute ... patients with chronic ... , such as: - Acute ... - Pulmonary edema ... proteinuria, or chronic
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
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of Pregnancy Chronic ... • Suggest two measurements ... • Diagnosed before ... • Suggest two measurements ... doubling of Cr), pulmonary
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Pulmonary/Chest ... Pleural effusion, Pulmonary ... CHF, Hypertensive
Acute Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram before and after TPA
POCUS Echocardiogram in suspected hypoxic COVID patient
Acute Pulmonary ... male with hypoxia/hypotension ... @NagdevArun #Acute ... #Pulmonary #Embolism ... TPA #clinical #a4c
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Hypertension Pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Parenchyma • Chronic ... Disease • Acute ... Syndrome • Chronic ... Arterial Hypertension
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
However, when the diagnosis ... mixed, hemodynamic measurements ... cardiogenic shock (eg, acute ... artery hypertension ... #Diagnosis #PACatheter
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Presence of pulmonary ... obvious causes (chronic ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... RVSP) - Estimates pulmonary ... moderate (or worse) PPHTN