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Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) 

HPS-differential diagnosis:
1. Pulmonary vasculature
2. Diseases of the lung parenchyma
3. Pleura and diaphragm

HPS-diagnosis:
1. Patients
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... Diseases of the lung ... Hepatopulmonary #Syndrome ... #HPS #hepatology ... #pulmonary #diagnosis
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
due to alveolar syndrome ... fibrotic alveolar syndrome ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #HRCT #POCUS #Lung ... #Correlation #Table
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Superior vena cava syndrome ... • Nephrotic syndrome ... Postcardiac injury syndrome ... Uremia • Meigs' syndrome ... • Yellow nail syndrome
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
disease-associated interstitial lung ... PSS: Sjogren syndrome ... LungDisease #CTILD #Diagnosis ... Differential #Comparison #Table ... #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
Inherited Arrhythmia Syndromes
Entity - Prevalence / Incidence - Diagnosis - Arrhythmic Presentation - Management
 • Long
Inherited Arrhythmia Syndromes ... / Incidence - Diagnosis ... Presentation - Management ... • Long QT Syndrome ... #management #table
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
- Differential Diagnosis ... respiratory drive due to neurologic ... obesity-hypoventilation syndrome ... hepatopulmonary syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
GI - Felty syndrome ... • Felty's syndrome ... syndrome - SLE ... Neurologic system ... SLE, Behçet's syndrome
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Cirrhosis Syndrome ... carcinoma of the lung ... hemorrhage) - Pulmonary ... #Table #Causes