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Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) 

HPS-differential diagnosis:
1. Pulmonary vasculature
2. Diseases of the lung parenchyma
3. Pleura and diaphragm

HPS-diagnosis:
1. Patients
diagnosis: 1. ... Diseases of the ... and diaphragm HPS-diagnosis ... Patients with liver disease ... hepatology #pulmonary #diagnosis
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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hypereosinophilia (HE) Caused ... cytokines Common causes ... Rare causes: ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes
ILD of Known Cause - Differential Diagnosis
Exposure:
 • Occupational: Asbestosis, Silicosis, Hypersensitivity, Pneumonitis
 • Treatment Related:
ILD of Known Cause ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Pneumonitis • Treatment ... BrighamChiefs #ILD #Causes ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
HPS - Diagnosis:
 1. Patients with liver disease
 2. Alveolar-arterial oxygen gradient (AaP02) >15 mmHg
- Diagnosis: 1 ... Patients with liver disease ... vasodilatation HPS ... mmHg • Severe HPS ... Hepatopulmonary #Syndrome #diagnosis
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... - Most common cause ... parachute MV (caused ... chordae) - SLE, MPS ... #diagnosis #differential
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
setting of liver disease ... intrinsic lung disease ... Caused by intrapulmonary ... ) on room air Treatment ... #management #treatment
General overview of lung diseases. 

#diagnosis #causes #lung #disease #restrictive #obstructive #pulmonary #respiratory #pearls #ddxof
overview of lung diseases ... #diagnosis #causes ... #lung #disease
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
APS is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by recurring blood clots resulting from antibodies
) APS is a rare ... antibodies is unknown Diagnosis ... patients to be diagnosed ... to be present Treatment ... #diagnosis #management
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Alzheimer’s Disease ... Alzheimer's (99% of cases ... Alzheimer's (1% of cases ... myoclonic seizure, primitive ... pathophysiology #geriatrics #diagnosis
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
structural heart disease ... The diagnostic approach ... Further diagnostics ... the underlying disease ... The treatment strategy