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Is there systolic hypertension only? The presence of an elevated systolic pressure only would suggest hyperthyroidism, aortic insufficiency, and atherosclerotic aortitis.
Is the hypertension paroxysmal? The presence of ... DIAGNOSTIC WORKUP
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Is the onset acute or gradual? An acute onset would suggest optic neuritis, hypertensive encephalopathy, cerebral hemorrhage, extradural hematoma, brain abscess, dural sinus thrombosis, meningitis, and subarachnoid ... DIAGNOSTIC WORKUP
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Elevated blood pressure is defined as diastolic BP 90 mmHg or systolic BP ≥140 mmHg. A diagnosis of hypertension requires three separate elevated blood pressure measurements. High normal: 130/85 to 139/89; stage 1: 140/90 to 159/99, stage 2&... Differential Diagnosis ... Workup and Diagnosis ... Treatment
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Papilledema is defined as swelling or edema of the optic discs; it is usually bilateral and is due to increased intracranial pressure. Clinically, the disk appears elevated and the margins appear indistinct or blurred with obscuring of some small and medium vessels. Patients may... Differential Diagnosis ... Workup and Diagnosis ... Treatment
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True optic disc swelling or edema can be a very ominous sign. Papilledema is defined as disc swelling produced by increased ICP; it may be asymmetric, UL, or BL. Acutely, the vision, color vision, and pupillary responses are normal, but the blind spot is increased on... Differential Diagnosis ... Workup and Diagnosis ... Treatment
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Hypertension is defined as the average (several measurements over time) systolic or diastolic blood pressure greater than the 95th percentile for age, gender, and height. Severe hypertension occurs when these values are greater than the 99th... Differential Diagnosis ... Workup and Diagnosis ... Treatment
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... With the emphasis placed on the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension in the past 20 years, every physician has a good knowledge of the causes of hypertension. The list nevertheless, may be incomplete. If consideration is to be given only to the treatable disorders, then one
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... No anatomic analysis of this condition is necessary because most cases of papilledema are caused by intracranial pathology. Three notable extracranial conditions are optic neuritis, hypertension, and pseudotumor cerebri. The polycythemia and right heart failure of chronic
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... Elevated blood pressure — an intermittent or sustained increase in blood pressure exceeding 140/90 mm Hg — strikes more men than women and twice as many Blacks as Whites. By itself, this common sign is easily ignored by the patient;
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... Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (Precapillary)
Alveolar hypoxemia with vasoconstriction
Most causes of respiratory failure
Chronic obstructive lung
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Pseudohypertension (e.g., wrong-sized cuff)
Primary (essential)
Renal causes
Parenchymal
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... Pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH), also known as gestational hypertension, is a potentially life-threatening disorder that usually develops late in the second trimester or in the third trimester. Preeclampsia, the nonconvulsive... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations
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... Signs and Symptoms Hypertension, papilledema, retinal hemorrhages and exudate, severe headache, vomiting, vision disturbances, transient paralysis, seizures, stupor, coma
Treatment (Tx)
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... Pulmonary hypertension occurs when pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) rises above normal for reasons other than aging or altitude. No definitive set of values is used to diagnose pulmonary hypertension, but the National Institutes of Health requires a mean PAP of 25 mm Hg... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations
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... Primary malignant brain tumors account for about 10% to 30% of adult cancers. These tumors may occur at any age. The most common tumor types in adults are gliomas and meningiomas, which usually occur supratentorially (above the covering of the cerebellum). In children,... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... Pictures
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... Renovascular hypertension is a rise in systemic blood pressure resulting from stenosis of the major renal arteries or their branches or from intrarenal atherosclerosis. This narrowing or sclerosis may be partial or complete, and the resulting blood pressure elevation,... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations
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... Hydrocephalus is an excessive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) within the ventricular spaces of the brain. In infants, hydrocephalus enlarges the head; in infants and adults, resulting compression can damage brain tissue. With early detection and surgical intervention,... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... Pictures
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... Hypertension, an intermittent or sustained elevation in diastolic or systolic blood pressure, occurs as two major types: essential (idiopathic) hypertension, the most common, and secondary hypertension, which results from renal disease or another identifiable cause. Malignant... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... Pictures
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... Elevated blood pressure—an intermittent or sustained increase in blood pressure exceeding 140/90 mm Hg—strikes more men than women and twice as many Blacks as Whites. By itself, this common sign is easily ignored by the patient; after... History and physical examination ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Special considerations ... Pediatric pointers ... Geriatric pointers ... Patient counseling ... Pictures
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One of four American adults has hypertension (HTN) (1). Despite its well-recognized role in cardiovascular disease, close to one-third of those with HTN are still unaware of it. Further, of... Approach ... History ... Physical examination ... Testing ... Diagnostic assessment ... Pictures
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Papilledema is optic disc swelling produced by increased intracranial pressure. The diagnostic assessment of papilledema is critical in that the underlying cause can range from a subarachnoid hemorrhage to a... Approach ... History ... Physical examination ... Testing ... Diagnostic assessment
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... Differential Overview
❑ Essential hypertension
❑ White coat hypertension
❑ Renal artery stenosis
❑ Drug-induced hypertension ... Diagnostic Approach ... Clinical Findings ... Pictures
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... Toxemia of pregnancy, or pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH), usually develops late in the second trimester or in the third trimester. Preeclampsia, the nonconvulsive form of toxemia, develops in about 7% of pregnancies. It may be mild or severe, and... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations
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... Pulmonary hypertension occurs when pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) rises above normal and isn’t attributable to the effects of aging or altitude. There isn’t a definitive set of values used to diagnose pulmonary hypertension; however, the... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations
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... With an incidence of 4.5 per 100,000 patients, malignant brain tumors (gliomas, meningiomas, and schwannomas) are common (slightly more so in men than in women).
Tumors may occur at any age. In adults, incidence is... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... Pictures
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... An excessive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) within the ventricular spaces of the brain, hydrocephalus occurs most commonly in neonates. It can also occur in adults as a result of injury or disease. In infants, hydrocephalus enlarges the head, and in both infants... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... Pictures
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... An intermittent or a sustained elevation in diastolic or systolic blood pressure, hypertension occurs as two major types: essential (idiopathic) hypertension, the most common, and secondary hypertension, which results from kidney disease or another... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... Pictures
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... Major riskfactor for cardiac, cerebral, and renal vascular disease. For clinical purposes, hypertensioncan be defined as systolic or diastolic BP > ninety-fifth percentilefor age, gender, and height (Tables32.1 and 32.2). Table 32.1. Blood Pressure Levels ... Table 32.2. Blood Pressure Levels for the Ninety-Fifth Percentilesof Blood Pressure for Girls 1–17 Yrs of Age by Percentilesof Height ... Principal Causes of Hypertension ... Clinical Features and Diagnosis ... Table 32.3. Causes of Mineralocorticoid Excess Producing Hypertension ... Diagnostic Approach ... References
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... Elevated blood pressure or hypertension (an intermittent or sustained increase in blood pressure of 140/90 mm Hg) strikes more men than women and twice as many Blacks as Whites. By itself, this common sign is easily ignored by the patient; after all, he can't see or feel it; however,... History and physical examination ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Nursing considerations ... Patient teaching ... Pictures
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With the emphasis placed on the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension
in the past 20 years, every physician has a good knowledge of the causes of
hypertension. The list nevertheless, may be incomplete. If consideration is
to be... Pictures
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No anatomic analysis of this condition is necessary because most cases
of papilledema are caused by intracranial pathology. Three notable
extracranial conditions are optic neuritis, hypertension, and pseudotumor
cerebri. The polycythemia and right heart... Pictures
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... Michael J. Fisher, MD Brain Tumor - BASICS Brain Tumor - description A primary neoplasm arising in the CNS Brain Tumor - epidemiology Brain Tumor - incidence Most common solid ... Brain Tumor - DIAGNOSIS ... Brain Tumor - TREATMENT ... Brain Tumor - FOLLOW UP ... Brain Tumor - bibliography ... Brain Tumor - CODES ... Brain Tumor - FAQ
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... Jennifer A. Markowitz, MD Hydrocephalus - BASICS Hydrocephalus - description Accumulation of CSF in the ventricles and subarachnoid spaces, leading to their enlargement Overall head size may enlarge in response, ... Hydrocephalus - DIAGNOSIS ... Hydrocephalus - TREATMENT ... Hydrocephalus - FOLLOW UP ... Hydrocephalus - bibliography ... Hydrocephalus - CODES ... Hydrocephalus - FAQ
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... Christine B. Sethna, MD, Ed. MKevin E.C. Meyers, MD Hypertension - BASICS Hypertension - description Hypertension is average systolic and/or diastolic BPs above the 95th percentile for age, gender, and height percentile on at least 3 separate... Hypertension - DIAGNOSIS ... Hypertension - TREATMENT ... Hypertension - FOLLOW UP ... Hypertension - bibliography ... Hypertension - CODES ... Hypertension - PATIENT TEACHING-MED ... Hypertension - FAQ
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... Sabrina E. Smith, MD, PhDDennis J. Dlugos, MD Pseudotumor Cerebri Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension - BASICS Pseudotumor Cerebri Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension - description Diagnostic criteria of idiopathic intracranial... Pseudotumor Cerebri Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension - DIAGNOSIS ... Pseudotumor Cerebri Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension - TREATMENT ... Pseudotumor Cerebri Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension - FOLLOW UP ... Pseudotumor Cerebri Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension - bibliography ... Pseudotumor Cerebri Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension - CODES ... Pseudotumor Cerebri Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension - FAQ
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