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Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
Echocardiogram #RightVentricle ... RightVentricular #RVDysfunction ... #Measurements #Criteria
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
moderate diastolic dysfunction ... velocities, PVF: pulmonary ... atrium, PASP: pulmonary ... Diastolic #Diastology #Dysfunction ... Classification #Grades #Criteria
Criteria for diagnosis of PPCM - Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
1) LV EF <0.45
2) Meets the Framingham criteria for
Criteria for diagnosis ... the Framingham criteria ... for HF 3) new symptoms ... diagnosis of LV dysfunction ... Cardiomyopathy #Criteria
Gestational Hypertension & Preeclampsia

Gestational Hypertension (gHTN) 
• BP > 140/90 
• Onset > 20 wks gestation
Elevated AST/ALT • Pulmonary ... Cerebral/visual symptoms ... Classification #Diagnosis #Criteria
Diagnostic Algorithm for Suspected Pulmonary Embolism

Well's Criteria for PE
 • Clinical Signs and Symptoms of DVT
for Suspected Pulmonary ... Embolism Well's Criteria ... Clinical Signs and Symptoms
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
previous neurologic symptoms ... lymphadenopathy, pulmonary ... symptoms Intracranial ... Children with pulmonary ... possible neurological symptoms
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria ... - Respiratory symptoms ... new or worsening symptoms ... consistent with pulmonary ... lung collapse, or pulmonary
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria ... , Mild sensory symptoms ... nadir, Autonomic dysfunction ... bladder or bowel dysfunction ... Syndrome #diagnosis #criteria
Vocal Cord Paralysis on Bronchoscopy
Bronchogenic carcinoma sometimes presents dysphonia as the first symptom. This patient complained
dysphonia as the first symptom ... clinical #video #pulmonary ... #dysfunction
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
transfusion • Criteria ... : ARDS Berlin Criteria ... ARDS to explain symptoms ... transfusion • Criteria ... , and CXR with pulmonary