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

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
encephalopathy ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... Renal: • Acute ... GN • Acute/Chronic ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Causes of Encephalopathy ... - Systemic: Hypertensive ... Acute: - Primary ... paraneoplastic syndromes ... #Causes
Outpatient Hypertension Management Algorithm
Monotherapy: 
 • Thiazide/thiazide-like 
 • ACE-I (non-black patients), 
 • ARB
Outpatient Hypertension ... Management Algorithm ... • Hypertensive Encephalopathy ... Coronary Syndrome ... #Management #Algorithm
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Encephalopathy ... may precede the neurologic ... , ADEM, Acute toxic ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Treatment
Blood pressure control:
 • Aim for 10-25% BP reduction within
Posterior Reversible ... Encephalopathy ... Syndrome (PRES) ... #Syndrome #Treatment ... #Management #Neurology
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
mm is needed to cause ... , such as: - Acute ... encephalopathy ... encephalopathy ... Emergency #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Nephritic syndrome ... Excess: • Conn's syndrome ... HTN #Secondary #Nephrology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Diagnosis
Clinical Features:
 • Altered mental status (Either lethargy, confusion, or
Posterior Reversible ... Encephalopathy ... Syndrome (PRES) ... Risk Factors: • Hypertensive ... #Neurology
PRES (Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome) - Diagnostic Algorithm

#PRES #Posterior #reversible #encephalopathy #syndrome #Algorithm #Diagnosis #Neurology
PRES (Posterior ... Algorithm #PRES ... #encephalopathy ... #syndrome #Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Causes of Ascites ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infiltrative disease • Acute ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Hepatology #causes