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Pulmonary Hypertension Algorithm - Matthew Watto, MD
#Diagnosis #Management #Pulmonary #Hypertension #PAH #Workup #Evaluation #Algorithm #Differential #Curbsiders
Pulmonary Hypertension ... MD #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pulmonary #Hypertension ... #PAH #Workup #Evaluation ... #Algorithm #Differential
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... Differential/diagnosis ... Activate cath lab ... Pulmonary embolism ... RJonesSonoEM #Pulmonary
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Differential Diagnosis ... Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary ... Bronchospasm, Pulmonary ... Alveolar Hemorrhage (DAH ... edema), Lung Exam, POCUS
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
hemorrhage (DAH ... (DAH), asthma in ... coagulopathy) • CBC w differential ... Renal #Syndromes #differential ... #diagnosis #management
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
likely to cause pulmonary ... It can also cause ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential ... #infectiousdiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... pts) • BAL GM can ... IA #Diagnosis #Management ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Diagnosis and Management ... Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD ... Limb ischemia Pulmonary ... ChestPain #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm #differential
Pleural Manometry Summary
Measurement of Intrapleural Pressures and Pleural Elastance during therapeutic thoracentesis can be used to
thoracentesis can ... of re-expansion pulmonary ... Manometry #diagnosis #management ... #pulmonary #differential
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
severe • Rare: DAH ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... initiation • Differential ... (sepsis), PE, DAH ... APML #diagnosis #management
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... and M. fortuitum can ... complicate MAC pulmonary ... NTM #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases