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Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
Diagnostic algorithm ... CHD, congenital ... cardiopulmonary exercise testing ... hypertension; PCH ... disease; LFT, liver function
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... syndrome, Congestion/CHF ... Liver Injury: • Infectious ... Tests of synthetic function ... RBC (hemolysis, bleeding
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Skin exam for infection ... disease b) CHF ... algorithm to determine ... - what is the bleeding ... Recent PCI/stenting
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
and Management Algorithm ... onset, severe, tearing ... Limb ischemia Pulmonary ... COPD, asthma, CF ... , PCP #ChestPain
Oral anticoagulants and reversal/hemostatic strategies. 

In the elegant tug-of-war between thrombosis and hemostasis, prescribing an anticoagulant
is essentially telling ... Andexanet alfa, which function ... Andexanetalfa #ProthrombinComplexConcentrate ... #PCC #aPCC #Plasma ... #FFP #Bleeding
Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Not all that wheezes is asthma
Vibrations of turbulent flow against
narrowed airway walls leading ... Asthma/COPD, Viral infections ... Bronchiectasis (CF-related ... , PCD, Mycobacterial ... Diagnosis #Framework #pulmonary
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Urinary antigen testing ... transplantation • MCC ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... India ink prep CSF ... : • Pulmonary (
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... haemophilum • Tropical setting ... massiliense in CF ... complicate MAC pulmonary ... bloodstream - seeding
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... • Large volume feeding ... Putrid sputum/sour-tasting ... Clindamycin in case of PCN ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
hemodynamics and cardiac function ... with presence of pulmonary ... causing hypovolemia needing ... #differential #algorithm ... #heartfailure #chf