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Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... of Pulmonary Hypertension ... due to lung disease ... Interstitial lung ... PHTN #Classification
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
In daily clinical ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... 1 — Treat the lungs ... hypertension Rx ... 20 mg q6hr) - Hypotension ... #Checklist #CHF
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
Hypertension (CTEPH ... Hypertension Definition ... Plexiform-lesion formation Clinical ... Ventilation-perfusion lung ... Thromboendarterectomy #diagnosis #management
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Growers (Runyon Classification ... Growers (Runyon Classification ... massiliense in CF ... Disease: Clinical ... Disease: • Clinical
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
in obstructive lung ... In CHF, decreases ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... hair) • Risk Of Clinical ... #criticalcare #management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
absence of intrinsic lung ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... disease - Portal hypertension ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... on radioactive lung
When a rib fracture heals, the callus formation may create a mass-like appearance (blue arrow).
Sometimes a
fracture from a lung ... Notice the large lung ... arterial hypertension ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pseudotumor #RadiologyAssistant
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
heart disease • Hypertensive ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... pre-eclampsia, hypertension ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... May have typical HF
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... Change in clinical ... Intraabdominal - Orthopedic ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management