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Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Systolic dysfunction Diastolic ... chronic renal failure ... Hypertension #PHTN ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Causes
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
Left-Sided Heart Failure ... Uncontrolled Severe Hypertension ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #causes
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... DISEASE • HEART FAILURE ... • CARDIOMYOPATHY ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Arterial Hypertension ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
pressure and the diastolic ... Blood Pressure - Diastolic ... High output heart failure ... PP and systolic hypertension ... #causes #cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
heart disease Causes ... : • Hypertension ... the heartbeat • Palpitations ... beats) • Heart failure ... cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... Palpitations Diagnosis ... : • Cardiomyopathy ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... #Cardiology #Differential