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Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Pulmonary Arterial ... • Valvular Lung ... Hypoxemia: • COPD ... PulmonaryHypertension #PHTN
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease (Asthma, COPD ... • Interstitial lung ... Arterial Hypertension ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Algorithm for Chronic ... disease (COPD) ... kilograms divided by height ... #COPD #Treatment ... #Algorithm #Management
Pulmonary Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification
Group I - Vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries
 • Idiopathic, HIV,
Pulmonary Hypertension ... III - Chronic lung ... hypoxemia • COPD ... #Hypertension # ... PHTN #Groups #WHO
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Medications, Spinal Cord ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... Tamponade, Severe pHTN ... #criticalcare #algorithm ... #treatment #management
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
Hypertension (CTEPH ... Ventilation-perfusion lung ... Bypass Other Treatment ... RebeccaSteinb17 #CTEPH #PHTN ... #Pulmonary #Hypertension
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Presence of pulmonary ... causes (chronic lung ... RVSP) - Estimates pulmonary ... moderate (or worse) PPHTN ... pressure < 15mmHg TREATMENT
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
obstruction • COPD ... in the adjacent lung ... hypertension • ... of the affected lung ... mycobacteria Treatment
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
1 — Treat the lungs ... hypertension Rx ... Optimize the MAP - HTN ... 20 mg q6hr) - Hypotension ... Revascularization, treatment