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Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) 

HPS-differential diagnosis:
1. Pulmonary vasculature
2. Diseases of the lung parenchyma
3. Pleura and diaphragm

HPS-diagnosis:
1. Patients
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... Pulmonary vasculature 2. ... liver disease 2. ... Intrapulmonary vasodilatation ... #HPS #hepatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Echocardiogram (A4c) with bubble study showing delayed right-to-left shunt consistent with intrapulmonary shunt
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- Echocardiogram ... consistent with intrapulmonary ... #Echocardiogram ... cardiology #clinical #pocus ... #hepatology #a4c
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome on Echocardiogram (A4C)
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome: Intrapulmonary shunting is most commonly demonstrated by contrast TTE when
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... on Echocardiogram ... : Intrapulmonary ... #Echocardiogram ... bubble #shunting #hepatology
Anisocoria Evaluation Flow Chart - Differential Diagnosis
1. Check pupillary reaction to light 
2. Measure pupil size.
reaction to light 2. ... - Horner's Syndrome ... Anisocoria - CN ... Differential #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram ... bubbles = PFO 2. ... #2 c/w hepatopulmonary ... syndrome #1: Pulm ... #clinical #pocus
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... disease Caused by intrapulmonary ... anatomic shunt (Type 2) ... hepatopulmonary #syndrome ... management #treatment #hepatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation Syndrome ... Periodic fever syndromes ... nervous system (CNS ... Increased soluble IL-2 ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
CN III palsy 2. ... Horner’s syndrome ... palsy • Horner syndrome ... Blepharophimosis syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #ophthalmology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Agglutinins (CAD) 2. ... Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... hemolysis • C3 ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Cryptococcal pneumonia, Extrapulmonary ... Pneumonia: • 3 syndromes ... of a "flu-like syndrome ... fever CMV: • 2- ... Lymphadenopathy, CNS