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Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension ... Miscellaneous: • Hematologic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Cirrhosis - Illustrated signs and symptoms:
Integumentary, neurologic, gastrointestinal, portal hypertension effects, hematologic, renal, metabolic, cardiovascular, reproductive

#Diagnosis
gastrointestinal, portal hypertension ... effects, hematologic ... reproductive #Diagnosis ... Evidence-Based Physical Diagnosis
Differential diagnosis of schistocytes / fragmentation hemolysis:
 • Thrombotic microangiopathies (TMA)
    - TTP
Differential diagnosis ... Trousseau's • Malignant hypertension ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #hemolysis
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Pulmonary arterial hypertension ... Pulmonary hypertension ... Pulmonary hypertension ... multifactorial mechanisms Hematologic ... Classification #Diagnosis
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
symptoms • Fever and hypotension ... ) • Fever and hypotension ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison
CHA2DS2VASc vs HAS-BLED scores for stroke risk and bleed risk on anticoagulation

C	Congestive Heart Failure	1

H	Hypertension	1

A2	Age >75	2

D	Diabetes Mellitus	1

S2	Stroke,
Failure 1 H Hypertension ... H Uncontrolled hypertension ... Anticoagulation #AFib #Diagnosis ... #Hematology
Polycythemia Vera 
• A clonal proliferation of myeloid cells 
• Increased RBC mass, JAK2 mutation 
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splenomegaly, hypertension ... PolycythemiaVera #Diagnosis ... WHO #Criteria #Hematology
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
- Differential Diagnosis ... vasculitis, malignant hypertension ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #workup #hematology
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
 •
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis ... Management Summary Diagnostic ... aquagenic pruritis"), Hypertension ... PolycythemiaVera #PV #Diagnosis ... Summary #treatment #hematology
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework HEMATOLOGIC ... heart sounds, hypotension ... #differential #diagnosis