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Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Pulmonary Function ... Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation ... Hypertension, Anemia ... Carboxyhemoglobinemia • Chest ... #FunctionTests
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
hypertension. ... hypertension; CXR ... , chest X-ray; HPAH ... bronchopulmonary dysplasia; CLD ... disease; LFT, liver function
Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Restrictive Lung Disease:
 • Chest wall or neuromuscular disorders
 • Interstitial
Pulmonary Function ... Testing (PFT) Interpretation ... Lung Disease: • Chest ... MatthewHoMD #Pulmonary ... #Function #Testing
Pulmonary Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification
Group I - Vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries
 • Idiopathic, HIV,
Pulmonary Hypertension ... hypoxemia • COPD, ILD ... hemodialysis WHO PH Functional ... dyspnea, fatigue, chest ... #Hypertension #
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
Hypertension (CTEPH ... Hypertension Definition ... not specific • Chest ... variables, WHO functional ... #Hypertension #
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Differential Diagnosis Pulmonary ... /Chest Wall: • ... Asthma attack, ILD ... , COPD, CTEPH, ILD ... Pleural effusion, Pulmonary
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Thickening/Masses Chest ... • Neoplasm Pulmonary ... Interstitium • ILD ... Vessels • Pulmonary ... Hypertension Pulmonary
Extraintestinal manifestations of Crohn’s disease
Dermatological: Aphthous stomatitis, Erythema nodosum, Psoriasis, Pyoderma gangrenosum
Vascular: Portal hypertension, Thromboembolism, Thrombosis,
Vascular: Portal hypertension ... Thromboembolism, Thrombosis, Pulmonary ... Obstructive sleep apnea, Chest ... Crohns #Disease #IBD
Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (IPAH) on Echocardiogram

55 year old female.  Amazing how the body adapts
Idiopathic Pulmonary ... Arterial Hypertension ... Echocardiogram 55 year old ... reduced RV systolic function ... #Idiopathic #Pulmonary
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
consistent with pulmonary ... be present on a chest ... lung collapse, or pulmonary ... oxygen tension to fraction ... the ARDS: - Mild