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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 ... ground-glass opacities ... Diagnosis #Management #Pulmonary ... #Differential #Causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Artery Disease • Stable ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... Alveoli • Pneumonia ... Hypertension Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Goodpasture's cause ... leading to diffuse ... alveolar hemorrhage ... (DAH) • Diffuse ... ground glass or
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
bilateral and diffuse ... interstitium and alveoli ... of left atrial hypertension ... airway secretions, hypotension ... : Tachycardia, hypertension
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
macrophages in alveolar ... • Patchy or diffuse ... infiltrates • Ground ... Exclude other causes ... in DLCO & new ground
CT and ultrasonographic features of COVID-19 pneumonia
Lung CT:
 - Thickened pleura
 - Ground glass shadow and
Thickened pleura - Ground ... , then diffuse scattered ... or ground glass ... mild infection; alveolar ... ChestCT #Ultrasound #POCUS