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Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease and/or ... Disease • Sleep-Disordered ... PulmonaryHypertension #PHTN
Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
Cardiogenic Pulmonary ... pleural line • AIS ... Often anterior and ... #edema #comparison ... #clinical #diagnosis
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
mmHg - portal HTN ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... significant portal HTN ... Signs of portal HTN ... non-cirrhotic portal HTN
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
waves caused by pulmonary ... HTN. ... the underlying diagnosis ... AWaves #Giant #PHTN ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... Interstitial lung ... #Hypertension #PHTN ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Differential #
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
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unless severe HTN ... unless severe HTN ... doubling of Cr), pulmonary ... so have high clinical ... obstetrics #cardiology #differential
Pulmonary Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification
Group I - Vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries
 • Idiopathic, HIV,
III - Chronic lung ... • COPD, ILD, sleep ... Group V - Unclear and ... #Hypertension #PHTN ... Classification #diagnosis
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Long-standing ... • Obstructive Sleep ... Primary #Secondary #HTN
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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attenuation or air-filled ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... LowAttenuation #Differential ... #Diagram #Comparison
False Positive Lung Point on POCUS
Lung-Cardiac Point and Lung-Diaphragm Point
These images highlight selected differentials to pleural
Point and Lung-Diaphragm ... LungPoint #POCUS #clinical ... lungdiaphragam #ultrasound #pulmonary ... #differential # ... diagnosis #mimics