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Only about 20% of hypertensive patients have satisfactory blood pressure control.
Poor rapport between physician and patient is the major cause of non-adherence to treatment.
With the exception of cognitive impairment, the elderly have lower rates of psychiatric impairment compared with younger adults.
SAH and meningitis may have similar physical findings. Look for an increased WBC:RBC ratio in meningitis.
A thymoma is found in 10-15% of patients with Myasthenia Gravis, with thymic hyperplasia found in 65%
A concussion is diagnosed by a Hx of loss of consciousness plus a negative CT scan of the head.
Oxygen therapy slows progression of pulmonary hypertension (decreased reflex vasoconstriction due to hypoxia,) particularly in COPD
Viagra (sildenafil) is a treatment option for pulmonary hypertension.
The postphlebitic (postthrombotic) syndrome is the most common complication of DVT (pain, edema, ulceration, hyperpigmentation)
Remember aortic stenosis (AS) symptoms from the name : AS = Angina, Syncope, with CHF constituting the poorest prognosis
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