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Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (IPAH) on Echocardiogram

55 year old female.  Amazing how the body adapts
Idiopathic Pulmonary ... Arterial Hypertension ... 55 year old ... #Arterial #Hypertension ... #cardiology #a4c
Sarcoidosis
Stage 1 - Bilateral LAD without involvement of lung parenchyma
Stage 2 - Bilateral LAD with involvement
parenchyma Stage 2 ... 4 - Fibrosis Pulmonary ... hypertension are ... Stages #Staging #Signs ... #Symptoms #Summary
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Diffuse and focal arterial ... tortuosity Stage 2: ... -> Cotton-wool Spots ... ophthalmology #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
Arterial Hypertension ... on Echocardiogram ... Pulmonary arterial ... 100% reliable sign ... #Arterial #Hypertension
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Presence of pulmonary ... arterial hypertension ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... m/s • Other signs ... ventricular septum 2)
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
person-years • 50-year ... life • M=F Symptoms ... and Signs: 50% ... and signs: • ... may present with pulmonary
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Summary A defect in arterial ... the absence of intrinsic ... anatomic shunt (Type 2) ... blood gas (ABC) ... resolution of symptoms
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation Symptoms ... Digital clubbing (2- ... Nasal polyps and signs ... hypertension • ... CT) • Broncho-arterial
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
liver disease and pulmonary ... hypertension? ... Early transit of ... as RAP>LAP as atrial ... clinical #pocus #a4c
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Thrombosis and arterial ... well as inner ear ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... purpura: strong sign ... vasculitis) - 2