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Important Blood Pressure Targets in the ED
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: 
    SBP < 140 -
Hemorrhage: SBP ... < 185, DBP < 110 ... < 180, DBP < 105 ... >220 or DBP > 120 ... (SBP>70-90, MAP
Mean arterial pressure (MAP)

A common method used to estimate the MAP is the following formula:
* MAP
+ 1/3(SP – DP) ... or * MAP = DP ... 1/3(PP) Where DP ... meanarterialpressure #pulsepressure ... #sbp #dbp #perfusion
Blood pressure management in acute ischemic stroke - Timeline
Candidate for tPA:
 - Goal SBP <185 AND
for tPA: - Goal SBP ... <185 AND DBP <110 ... Hypertension: Goal SBP ... <220 AND DBP <120
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
 •
≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 ... ≥ 140 or DBP ≥ ... ≥ 140 or DBP ≥ ... ≥ 160 or DBP ≥ ... obstetrics #cardiology #differential
Blood Pressure Targets in Hypertensive Crisis

Timeline:
1 hour: ↓ MAP by 25%, Maintain DBP ≥ 100 mmHg
2-6
25%, Maintain DBP ... Titrate To Goal SBP ... 160 mmHg & DBP ... hours: Maintain SBP ... <160 mmHg & DBP
Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP)

Average arterial pressure throughout one cardiac cycle, systole, and diastole. 
Surrogate indicator of
+ 1/3(SBPDBP ... ) or MAP = DBP ... + 2 (DBP) = 82 ... – DBP) + DBP = ... dromotropy #lusitropy #Pulsepressure
The Causes of Lower Back Pain - Illustrated Differential Diagnosis

#Diagnosis #LBP #LowBackPain #Differential #Causes
- Illustrated Differential ... #Diagnosis #LBP ... #LowBackPain #Differential
Orthostatic Hypotension - Management Algorithm
Positive orthostatic vital signs defined as one of the following (within 3
standing): - ↓ SBP ... 20 mm Hg - ↓ DBP
Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Non-Inflammatory: Musculoligamentous, Bone-Degenerative, Bone-Fractures, Disc-Herniation
 • Inflammatory: Infection,
Low Back Pain - Differential ... Low #Back #Pain #LBP ... #Differential #
Shock Classification and Differential Diagnosis
SHOCK
 • MAP <65, SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
 •
Classification and Differential ... SHOCK • MAP <65, SBP ... <90, drop in SBP ... Classification #Differential