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Pulmonary Hypertension Algorithm - Matthew Watto, MD
#Diagnosis #Management #Pulmonary #Hypertension #PAH #Workup #Evaluation #Algorithm #Differential #Curbsiders
Pulmonary Hypertension ... Watto, MD #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pulmonary ... PAH #Workup #Evaluation ... #Algorithm #Differential
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
tests, such as blood ... summary of the differential ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Overlap #FirstLine ... #Differences #Algorithm
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pulmonary ... Hypoxemia: • COPD ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... workup for alternate ... ventilated • CXR, Lung ... #AECOPD #Algorithm ... #treatment #pulmonary
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease (Asthma, COPD ... • Interstitial lung ... Arterial Hypertension ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Repeatedly normal blood ... taken at home, work ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
and Management ... Differential Diagnosis ... Exam, POCUS (B-lines ... , lung sliding) ... #diagnosis #Management
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
pathology: • Blood ... pneumothorax, COPD ... atelectasis • Lung ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential ... #Diagnosis #Management
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
, Lung cancer, Primary ... scan), CBC/diff, Blood ... Infections #HIVAIDS #workup ... #diagnosis #evaluation ... #differential #
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
absence of intrinsic lung ... passage • Arterial blood ... gas (ABC) analysis ... disease - Portal hypertension ... on radioactive lung