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Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pulmonary ... PulmonaryHypertension #PHTN ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Algorithm Cardiac ... • Interstitial lung ... hypertension ... #Algorithm #Causes
Pulmonary Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification
Group I - Vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries
 • Idiopathic, HIV,
Pulmonary Hypertension ... III - Chronic lung ... Symptoms of right ... PHTN #Groups #WHO ... Classification #diagnosis
Day 10 after COVID diagnosis. Less tired, but more cough, ageusia & anosmia. No dyspnea or
diagnosis. ... No dyspnea or red ... flag symptoms. ... #clinical #lung ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... blood cells in the lung ... walking uphill - Dyspnea ... • Signs/Symptoms ... • Signs/Symptoms
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
pt with fever/dyspnea ... POCUS lung exam ... sliding: Pulmonary ... partially seen shred sign ... NOT definitively diagnose
Clinical manifestations of anaphylaxis. 
Neurological (<15%): Dizziness, syncope, seizures, Confusion, impending doom. headache
Angioedema: Lips, tongue, orbit,
, hypovolemia, hypotension ... Kounis syndrome Lungs ... edema, stridor, dyspnea ... #anaphylaxis #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
inflammation tends to cause ... interstitial lung ... disease/pulmonary ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
other obvious causes ... (chronic lung disease ... moderate (or worse) PPHTN ... m/s • Other signs ... - Mechanism: causes
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
and Signs: 50% ... 1/2 paroxysmal HTN ... tremor, pallor, dyspnea ... and signs: • ... may present with pulmonary