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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 ... Diseases of the ... HPS-severity classification ... #HPS #hepatology
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Weakness • Cardio-pulmonary ... disease • Anemia ... Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome ... muscle involvement, elevated ... Peripheral #Weakness #Neurology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
(Mannitol) • Elevated ... intraocular pressure • Elevated ... irrigation • Management ... Torsemide) • Acute pulmonary ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
based on symptoms, elevated ... ≥45% and SF is elevated ... causes of liver disease ... algorithm #diagnosis #management ... #hepatology #gastroenterology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
mesenteric ischemia • Elevated ... affects the skin, neurologic ... cognitive impairment, neurologic ... abnormal in 90%, with elevated ... Mono Multiplex, Elevated
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Shock, Autoimmune disease ... An elevated white ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... perfusion scanning or pulmonary ... hepatopulmonary #syndrome ... #treatment #hepatology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... with SPS have elevated ... Baclofen • Severe Disease ... SPS #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #neurology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... if WBC > 5 or elevated ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... APML #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #oncology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
Overwhelming clinical syndrome ... age, however the disease ... >500 ng/mL • Elevated ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology