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Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Pulmonary Function ... Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation ... • Normal • Pulmonary ... #FunctionTests ... #PFTs #Interpretation
Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Restrictive Lung Disease:
 • Chest wall or neuromuscular disorders
 • Interstitial
Pulmonary Function ... Testing (PFT) Interpretation ... MatthewHoMD #Pulmonary ... #Function #Testing ... #PFT #PFTs #Interpretation
Spirometry - PFT Interpretation Algorithm

- BWH Medicine Chiefs @BrighamChiefs

#Spirometry #PFTs #Interpretation #Algorithm #diagnosis #differential #pulmonary #function
Spirometry - PFT Interpretation ... Spirometry #PFTs #Interpretation ... #differential #pulmonary ... #function #testing
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
cardiopulmonary exercise testing ... arterial hypertension ... arterial hypertension ... ; PCH, pulmonary ... disease; LFT, liver function
Capnography Waveforms
Sudden loss of waveform
 • ET tube disconnected, dislodged, kinked or obstructec
 • Loss of
of circulatory function ... hypopharynx • Partial ... Capnography #Waveforms #Interpretation ... #EndTidalCO2 #pulmonary
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Preserved Ejection Fraction ... : Management Principles ... relevant Maintain atrial ... sinus rhythm in atrial ... hypertension, pulmonary
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
Decreasing right heart function ... thromboembolic material ... variables, WHO functional ... variables, WHO functional ... Thromboendarterectomy #diagnosis #management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Diagnosis and Management ... IPVDs Diagnostic Testing ... cycles after right atrial ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... perfusion scanning or pulmonary
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... < 120 ms = AV junction ... (e.g. ectopic atrial ... Block (nothing getting ... AmyChung #EKG #Interpretation
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... Fibrillation - Testing ... , the size and function ... AFib #diagnosis #management