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Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
congenital heart disease ... arterial hypertension ... arterial hypertension ... disease; BPD, bronchopulmonary ... , chronic lung disease
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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Mismatch • Airway Disease ... • Parenchymal Disease ... Interstitial lung disease ... • Pulmonary Arterial ... Defect ** • Atrial
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Algorithm Pulmonary ... Arterial Hypertension ... Connective Tissue Disease ... Congenital Heart Disease ... Valvular Lung Disease
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Pulmonary arterial ... arterial hypertension ... pulmonary disease ... , Gaucher disease ... Classification #Diagnosis #Differential
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Sub-Valvular Disease ... Coronary Artery Disease ... Arrhythmia • Atrial ... Hypertension Pulmonary
Causes of Pediatric Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
CXR Abnormal:
 • Pulmonary Sequestration
 • Congenital Adenoid Cystic
Causes of Pediatric ... Wheezing - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Endobronchial Disease ... #Pulmonary
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease • ... Diffuse Lung Disease ... Arterial Hypertension ... Veno-Occlusive Disease
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cardiomyopathy • Valvular disease ... disease • Asthma ... Interstitial lung disease ... hypertension
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
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Pediatric Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Body • Heart Disease ... Ketoacidosis • Pulmonary
PIRATES Mnemonic for the Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

P - Pulmonary Disease, PE
I - Ischemic, Idiopathic
R -
Disease, PE I ... Rheumatic Valvular Disease ... Anemia T - Thyroid Disease ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #Differential #