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Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
• Diffuse Lung ... Acute Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome ... • Chronic Lung Infection ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pneumonectomy • Trapped lung ... Urinothorax Exudate - Infectious ... Malignancy • Pulmonary ... #Hepatology #causes
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Framework NCPE Pathophysiology ... Acute respiratory distress ... syndrome (ARDS) ... Transfusion-related acute lung ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... Abscess Pathophysiology ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Aeruginosa - Strep ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Skin exam for infection ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... unless prior heart/lung
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... abnormalities PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... presence in the lower lung ... of orthodeoxia CLINICAL ... cirrhosis #diagnosis #hepatology
Myelodysplastic syndromes current treatment algorithm 2018.

From Blood Cancer Journal, Published 24 May 2018

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are
Myelodysplastic syndromes ... cardiovascular or pulmonary ... may result in an infection ... importance of clinical ... #algorithm #hematology