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RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
to Pulmonary Arterial ... Pulmonary arterial ... This case illustrates ... sign is that the ... #Pulmonary #Arterial
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Presence of pulmonary arterial ... lung disease, left ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... m/s • Other signs ... ventricular size, Right atrial
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Pulmonary arterial ... Idiopathic pulmonary arterial ... due to left heart ... chronic renal failure ... #Differential #Causes
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Summary A defect in arterial ... lung disease Caused ... Microbubbles appear in left ... cycles after right atrial ... passage • Arterial
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
acute respiratory failure ... No evidence of left ... atrial hypertension ... spiral arteries ... signs of opioid
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Guidelines for Crises ... is unconscious, signs ... abnormalities (hypo- or hypertension ... Consider invasive arterial ... especially in heart failure
In order to get good visualization of the RV, Intravenous Definity (brand name echo contrast material)
echo contrast material ... left (circled below ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Definity #A4C ... #McConnells #Sign
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
What do you see ... and pulmonary hypertension ... as RAP>LAP as atrial ... septum shifts left ... clinical #pocus #a4c
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Hepatosplenomegaly & hepatic failure ... • Orthostatic hypotension ... hypoadrenalism • Nausea ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram ... disproportionate atrial
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
inflammatory cytokines in the ... hypoTN, renal failure ... Causes purpura & ... ↑bleeding • Hypotension ... RBCs (stored at 4C