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Alkaptonuria (Black Urine Disease)
Urine turns dark when left standing due to oxidation of homogentisic acid 
Clinical
turns dark when left ... homogentisic acid Clinical ... intervertebral discs Management ... #BlackUrine #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Diagnosis
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
hypertension in ... lung disease, left ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... ventricular size, Right atrial ... #diagnosis #management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
and Management ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... Microbubbles appear in left ... disease - Portal hypertension ... underlying portal hypertension
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension ... Plexiform-lesion formation Clinical ... • TTE with Doppler ... Thrombi Removal → Left ... #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... heart disease • Hypertensive ... pre-eclampsia, hypertension ... teratogenic GDMT meds ... Serial TTE and close