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Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
Differentiating PAH ... Hypertension (PAH ... Differentiating #PAH ... #cardiology #pulmonary ... #arterial #venous
Right Heart Cath - Normal Cardiac Pressures

Right Atrial Pressure (RAP) or Central Venous Pressure (CVP)
 •
mmHg (Diastolic) Pulmonary ... Artery Pressure (PAP ... Pressure or Pulmonary ... Pressures #RHC #cardiology ... #diagnosis
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
Arterial Hypertension ... echocardiographic findings of PAH ... #PAH #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #s4c #pocus
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hypoxemia - Workup and Management ... Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary ... Bronchospasm, Pulmonary ... Alveolar Hemorrhage (DAH ... edema), Lung Exam, POCUS
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
(CAP) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... #CAP #Diagnosis ... #Management #treatment ... #Pulmonary #Community
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
the differential diagnosis ... diffuse that they can ... proteinaceous material ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
- Differential Diagnosis ... hemolytic anemia, PNH ... • Pneumocystis pneumonia ... Legionnaires disease • Pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
treatment) • Can ... , ARDS, DAH, solitary ... pneumonitis Diagnosis ... suggestive but not diagnostic ... #diagnosis #management
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - Illness Script

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: Unknown trigger, reversible inflammatory/fibroproliferative process. Polypoid fibroblastic aggregates that plug
misdiagnosed as CAP ... + path w/ organizing ... pneumonia. ... #diagnosis #management ... #pulmonary
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... First episode or PAF ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology