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Algorithm for Treatment of Chronic Thromboembolic Disease (CTEPH)
Initial Imaging for Screening - V/Q scan - 90-100%
Algorithm for Treatment ... Thromboembolic Disease ... (CTEPH) Initial ... 94-100% sp for CTEPH ... #treatment
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) 

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

HPS-diagnosis:
1. Patients
) HPS-differential ... Pulmonary vasculature ... Diseases of the ... Patients with liver disease ... #hepatology #pulmonary
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
with suspected pulmonary ... congenital heart disease ... exercise testing; CTEPH ... veno-occlusive disease ... , chronic lung disease
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
Hypertension (CTEPH ... Bypass Other Treatment ... patients with CTEPH ... have inoperable disease ... lacking for use in CTEPH
Pulmonary Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification
Group I - Vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries
 • Idiopathic, HIV,
Pulmonary Hypertension ... remodeling of pulmonary ... Left-sided heart disease ... , aortic valve disease ... apnea Group IV - CTEPH
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
intrinsic lung disease ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... perfusion scanning or pulmonary ... ) on room air Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Differential Diagnosis Pulmonary ... Asthma, COPD, CTEPH ... Pleural effusion, Pulmonary ... Neuromuscular disease ... Mitochondrial disease
ILD of Known Cause - Differential Diagnosis
Exposure:
 • Occupational: Asbestosis, Silicosis, Hypersensitivity, Pneumonitis
 • Treatment Related:
Pneumonitis • Treatment ... Chemotherapeutic Systemic Disease ... Connective Tissue Disease ... interstitial #lung #disease ... #pulmonary
IDSA Aspergillosis Treatment
 • Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA)
 • CNS aspergillosis
 • Cardiac Aspergillus infection
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Aspergillosis Treatment ... • Invasive pulmonary ... eye Infectious Diseases ... Aspergillosis #Treatment
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... cancers • Systemic diseases ... autoinflammatory diseases ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... diagnosis #management #treatment