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Pulmonary Hypertension - Classification, Evaluation, POCUS Assessment

#PHTN #Pulmonary #Hypertension #Classification #Evaluation #POCUS #Assessment #Groups
Pulmonary Hypertension ... Classification, Evaluation, POCUS ... Assessment #PHTN ... #Pulmonary #Hypertension ... Classification #Evaluation #POCUS
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Hypertension - ... Diagnosis Algorithm Pulmonary ... PulmonaryHypertension #PHTN ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Pulmonary hypertension ... Pulmonary hypertension ... Pulmonary hypertension ... PHTN #Classification ... #Differential #Causes
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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- Tamponade Pulmonary ... Vasculature: - PE - Pulmonary ... HTN - Vasculitis ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology ... #pulmonary
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
Causes of Portal ... Hypertension According ... portalhypertension #phtn ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #hepatology
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Portal Hypertension ... Post-Hepatic: • Cardiac causes ... AnnKumfer #Portal #Hypertension ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #hepatology
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Pleural Thickening/Masses ... Hypertension Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Presence of pulmonary ... other obvious causes ... moderate (or worse) PPHTN ... - Mechanism: causes ... diagnosis #management #hepatology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Infarction • Stable ... • Myocarditis Pulmonary ... Vascular • Pulmonary ... present) • Pulmonary ... Hypertension
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... with previously stable ... Causes: • Vascular ... most pts have HTN ... #Workup #causes