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Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) 

HPS-differential diagnosis:
1. Pulmonary vasculature
2. Diseases of the lung parenchyma
3. Pleura and diaphragm

HPS-diagnosis:
1. Patients
Hepatopulmonary ... Syndrome (HPS) ... lung parenchyma ... Alveolar-arterial ... #hepatology #pulmonary
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 ā€¢ Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 ā€¢ Vascular (PE*)
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- Differential Diagnosis ... ā€¢ Interstitial lung ... disease ā€¢ Pulmonary ... Arterial Hypertension ... Hypoventilation Syndrome
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
AVMs, Hepatopulmonary ... Syndrome - ... , Interstitial Lung ... Gradient #alveolar #arterial ... #differential #diagnosis
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary ... Syndrome - Diagnosis ... 1) or anatomic shunt ... #syndrome #diagnosis ... #hepatology
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 ā€¢ Low PATM Can decrease first part
- Differential Diagnosis ... diseases, pulmonary ... embolus SHUNT ... AVMs, hepatopulmonary ... shunting (eg, atrial
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 ā€¢ Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 ā€¢ More
Consider refeeding syndrome ... kidney and forms renal ... Liver Disease in ... Gastroenterology and Hepatology ... gastroenterology #diagnosis
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
Hepatopulmonary ... leads to impaired arterial ... presence in the lower lung ... the left heart TREATMENT ... #diagnosis #hepatology
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... Classicallyā€¯ noted with pulmonary ... or restrictive lung ... disease (COPD, ... #Summary #Nephrology