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Important Blood Pressure Targets in the ED
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: 
    SBP < 140 -
Hemorrhage: SBP ... Before TPA: SBP ... 24 hours Hypertensive ... SarahFoohey #emergency ... goals #management #hypertension
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
emergency ... patient's baseline Bp ... Hypertensive emergency ... extremely elevated Bp ... #Algorithm #CriticalCare
Blood Pressure Targets in Hypertensive Crisis

Timeline:
1 hour: ↓ MAP by 25%, Maintain DBP ≥ 100 mmHg
2-6
Pressure Targets in Hypertensive ... Titrate To Goal SBP ... hours: Maintain SBP ... Pressure #Targets #Hypertensive ... #Crisis #Emergency
Orthostatic Hypotension - Management Algorithm
Positive orthostatic vital signs defined as one of the following (within 3
Orthostatic Hypotension ... - Management Algorithm ... standing): - ↓ SBP ... 20 mm Hg - ↓ DBP ... #Management #Algorithm
Hypertensive Crisis Algorithm - Hypertensive Urgency and Hypertensive Emergency

Blood Pressure Reduction Goals:
 • lower BP up
Algorithm - Hypertensive ... Emergency Blood ... Goals: • lower BP ... #Crisis #Algorithm ... #Urgency #Emergency
Ascites - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Paracentesis studies: cell count + differential, albumin, protein, culture
 • Serum-ascites-albumin-gradient
Serum-ascites-albumin-gradient (SAAG ... suggests portal hypertensive ... source • SBP: ... suggests higher SBP ... Summary #Hepatology #SAAG
Ascites - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

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Perform paracentesis:
 • Cell count and diff 
 • Total
Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm ... • Perform paracentesis ... • Calculate SAAG ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypertension - ... BP > 140/90 (>130 ... urgency or emergency ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Orthostatic Hypotension - Management Algorithm
Diagnosis of Orthostatic Hypotension: 
 - Drop in SBP 20mmHg or in
Orthostatic Hypotension ... - Management Algorithm ... of Orthostatic Hypotension ... 30 mmHg in hypertensive ... #Management #Algorithm
Outpatient Hypertension Management Algorithm
Monotherapy: 
 • Thiazide/thiazide-like 
 • ACE-I (non-black patients), 
 • ARB
Outpatient Hypertension ... Management Algorithm ... ARB + Diuretic Hypertensive ... Urgency/Emergency ... #Management #Algorithm