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Hypereosinophilia (HE) Summary

 • Definition
 • When to Suspect?
 • A Partial Classification of Hypereosinophilia
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• A Partial Classification ... Hypereosinophilia • Diagnostic ... Hypereosinophilia #HE #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
immediate, prior to ED arrival ... (delayed), TM rupture ... Electricity #Evaluation #Diagnosis ... #Management #Emergency ... #Algorithm
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pulmonary ... Arterial Hypertension ... Miscellaneous: • Hematologic ... PulmonaryHypertension #PHTN
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
and Management ... Summary A defect in arterial ... cycles after right atrial ... blood gas (ABC) ... #hepatology
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... Pulmonary arterial ... multifactorial mechanisms Hematologic ... #Hypertension #PHTN ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Presence of pulmonary arterial ... moderate (or worse) PPHTN ... ventricular size, Right atrial ... Diagnostic criteria ... #management #hepatology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
algorithm to determine ... indication of AC ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
digital clubbing DIAGNOSIS ... disease &/or portal HTN ... Microbubbles elude capture ... Syndrome #cirrhosis #diagnosis ... #hepatology