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Pulmonary Hypertension Algorithm - Matthew Watto, MD
#Diagnosis #Management #Pulmonary #Hypertension #PAH #Workup #Evaluation #Algorithm #Differential #Curbsiders
Pulmonary Hypertension ... Watto, MD #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pulmonary ... #Hypertension # ... PAH #Workup #Evaluation
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
Diagnostic algorithm ... testing; CTEPH, chronic ... dysplasia; CLD, chronic ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... Workup #Algorithm
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
criteria required to diagnose ... patients with chronic ... - Pulmonary edema ... proteinuria, or chronic ... #Algorithm #CriticalCare
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Algorithm Cardiac ... Superior vena cava syndrome ... Bronchitis • Chronic ... edema • Atelectasis ... hypertension
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Diagnosis of ... irrigation • Management ... Torsemide) • Acute pulmonary ... edemaEdema ... #Pharmacology #Medications
Causes of Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis
Increased Hydrostatic Pressure
 • Volume Expansion: Kidney failure, Pregnancy, Medication
failure, Pregnancy, Medication ... Heart failure, Pulmonary ... hypertension, Cirrhosis ... vein thrombosis, Chronic ... Cirrhosis, Nephrotic syndrome
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Primary ... taken at home, work ... licorice • Medications ... excess (Cushing syndrome
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... Medications 7. ... #Diarrhea #management ... #algorithm #workup ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pericardial ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Hypertension Pulmonary
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Unprovoked ... Vascular: Stroke, Hypertension ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... Toxic: Alcohol, Medication