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Pulmonary Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification
Group I - Vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries
 • Idiopathic, HIV,
Pulmonary Hypertension ... Groups - WHO Classification ... IV - Unable to perform ... #Hypertension # ... #Classification
Diagnosis and Management of Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage (DAH)
Blood escaping through the capillary wall into the alveoli,
inflammation or hypertension ... hemoptysis, anemia • Chest ... scan: diffuse ground-glass ... Diagnosis #Management #Pulmonary ... #Differential #Causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... Alveoli • Pneumonia ... Hypertension Pulmonary
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Goodpasture's cause ... leading to diffuse alveolar ... ) • Diffuse ground ... microscopic or gross ... hematuria, RBC casts
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
pneumonia, ARDS, DAH ... macrophages in alveolar ... infiltrates • Ground ... Exclude other causes ... in DLCO & new ground