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Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Transthoracic echocardiogram ... m/s • Other signs ... ventricular size, Right atrial ... pressure, Pulmonary ... ventricular septum 2)
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
on Echocardiogram ... Pulmonary arterial ... severe RV dilation and ... sign is that the ... clinical #cardiology #s4c
In order to get good visualization of the RV, Intravenous Definity (brand name echo contrast material)
echo contrast material ... McConnell's sign ... for Pulmonary Embolism ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Definity #A4C
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... of AC? ... days before Pulmonary ... risk Chest X-ray ... CARP, DECREASE V trials
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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/or pulmonary capillaritis ... arterial aneurysms ... purpura: strong sign ... vasculitis) - 2 ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
progressing GN • New pulmonary ... purpura: Strong sign ... gray matter changes ... Thrombosis and arterial ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
What do you see ... pulmonary hypertension ... bubbles = PFO 2. ... >LAP as atrial septum ... clinical #pocus #a4c
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
age 50-70 y/o • 2/ ... obstruction X-Ray ... SPB - commonly axial ... Ca, LDH, beta-2 ... Diagnosis #Workup #Hematology