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Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Right-Sided Heart ... Failure - Differential ... out Left-Sided Heart ... Failure (Most Common ... • Diffuse Lung
Hemoptysis Differential Diagnosis Framework
Cardiovascular: Pulmonary embolism, Heart failure, Vasculitis, Valvular disease, Arteriovenous malformation
Pulmonary - Airway: Bronchitis,
Cardiovascular: Pulmonary ... embolism, Heart ... failure, Vasculitis ... Arteriovenous malformation Pulmonary ... Parenchyma: Pneumonia, Lung
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
) Day 2 - some pulmonary ... involvement, with “white lung ... The normal-sized heart ... oedema due to heart ... failure.
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS ... , pulmonary congestion ... disease, idiopathic pulmonary ... interlobular septa; (C) heart ... failure with extensive
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
- Congenital heart ... due to left heart ... due to lung disease ... Interstitial lung ... chronic renal failure
Pulmonary Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification
Group I - Vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries
 • Idiopathic, HIV,
II - Left-sided heart ... flow • Left heart ... failure, aortic ... III - Chronic lung ... chronic renal failure
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Airways: 
 • Bronchitis
 • Bronchiectasis
 • Malignancy: Primary bronchogenic CA, Endobronchial
westermani, PNA, Lung ... syndrome, Idiopathic pulmonary ... Disease • Left Heart ... Failure SCVMC ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Severe Heart Failure ... 1 — Treat the lungs ... and refractory heart ... tachyarrhythmia causing heart ... decompensated heart
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
depletion - Heart ... failure - Cirrhosis ... carcinoma of the lung ... hemorrhage) - Pulmonary ... Advanced renal failure
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) - Basics
Mode of cardiopulmonary support used to treat pulmonary and/or cardiovascular failure
used to treat pulmonary ... cardiovascular failure ... cardiopulmonary failure ... VA) • Supports heart ... (pulmonary support