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Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Algorithm Pulmonary ... and/or Hypoxemia ... PulmonaryHypertension #PHTN ... #Algorithm #Causes
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
 •
Pediatric Dyspnea ... Body • Heart Disease ... Ketoacidosis • Pulmonary ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
and/or hypoxia ... multifactorial mechanisms Hematologic ... #Hypertension #PHTN ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Causes
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Caused by intrapulmonary ... Presentation: • Dyspnea ... • Platypnea - Dyspnea ... upright position • Hypoxemia ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary
Erythrocytosis - Polycythemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Elevated Hemoglobin:
 • Males: Hb > 16.5 g/dL/HCT ≥ 49%
 •
Algorithm Elevated ... Polycythemia - Acquired Causes ... : Cardiac/pulmonary ... disease, Smoking ... #Algorithm #hematology
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
pathophysiologic causes ... With associated pulmonary ... involvement: Anti-GBM Disease ... #differential #diagnosis ... #algorithm #rheumatology
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... pt with fever/dyspnea ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... interstitial lung disease ... NOT definitively diagnose
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
restrictive lung disease ... consider infarction, hypoxia ... of dyspnea and ... Breathing #Patterns #Pulmonary ... Abnormalities #Abnormal #Diagnosis
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
arteriovenous shunting causes ... • Progressive dyspnea ... digital clubbing DIAGNOSIS ... &/or portal HTN ... #hepatology
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Occurs between 0-6 hrs ... Presents as dyspnea ... progressing to severe hypoxemia ... #Transfusion #diagnosis ... #management #hematology