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Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Pulmonary Arterial ... Hypoxemia: • COPD ... PulmonaryHypertension #PHTN ... #Causes
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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Causes of Hypoxemia ... Disease (Asthma, COPD ... • Interstitial lung ... Arterial Hypertension ... #Causes #Pulmonary
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
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Diffuse Lung ... • Chronic Lung ... Arterial Hypertension ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
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 Algorithm
Warm Extremities
 - Distributive Shock - Low JVP
• Neurogenic Cold ... Shock - Bibasilar Lung ... Sounds • Pulmonary ... Redistribution #Shock #Hypotension ... #causes
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
: High altitude ... respiratory drive due to neurologic ... : Interstitial lung ... Pneumonia, asthma, COPD ... bypassing the lungs
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
other obvious causes ... (chronic lung disease ... moderate (or worse) PPHTN ... pressure < 15mmHg TREATMENT ... - Mechanism: causes
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
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