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Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Portal Hypertension ... - Differential ... Post-Hepatic: • Cardiac ... causes including R heart ... Diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer (2D/3D TTE)

What is the most common type of cancer to metastasize
lung cancer (2D/3D ... heart? ... metastasize (>1/ ... clinical #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c #3d
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
- Workup and Differential ... should be done): 1. ... is defined as the ... or papilledema, heart ... or acute kidney injury
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... Injury: • Exertional ... → Syncope • Signs ... maintain adequate cardiac ... Multi-system illness: 1.
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
disease, left heart ... thromboembolism) 1) ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... m/s • Other signs ... diagnosis #management #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Infiltrative - The ... Skeletal muscle, cardiac ... Kidneys • LDH: Heart ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential ... #Hepatology #transaminitis
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
diffusion-perfusion defect (Type 1) ... appear in left heart ... 3-6 cardiac cycles ... Arterial blood gas (ABC ... management #treatment #hepatology
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
What do you see ... and pulmonary hypertension ... 1. ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... clinical #pocus #a4c
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
inflammatory cytokines in the ... Related Acute Lung Injury ... • Transfusion Cardiac ... ↑bleeding • Hypotension ... RBCs (stored at 4C
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
inflammatory cytokines in the ... Related Acute Lung Injury ... - Transfusion Cardiac ... bleeding - Hypotension ... RBCs (stored at 4C