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Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) 

HPS-differential diagnosis:
1. Pulmonary vasculature
2. Diseases of the lung parenchyma
3. Pleura and diaphragm

HPS-diagnosis:
1. Patients
Hepatopulmonary ... Diseases of the lung ... HPS-severity classification ... Syndrome #HPS #hepatology ... #pulmonary #diagnosis
COPD assessment and classification as proposed by GOLD 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2017 Reports. For further
and classification ... Chronic Obstructive Lung ... Assessment Test ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... FEV1FVC #mMRC #Classification
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Tests (PFTs) - ... Interpretation Algorithm ... • Interstitial Lung ... Emphysematous COPD ... #diagnosis
GOLD2017 - The refined ABCD assessment tool. FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC: forced vital
Chronic Obstructive Lung ... Assessment Test ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #COPD #GOLD2017 ... Staging #Grading #Classification
Pulmonary Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification
Group I - Vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries
 • Idiopathic, HIV,
Groups - WHO Classification ... III - Chronic lung ... hypoxemia • COPD ... PH Functional Classification ... #diagnosis
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
- Differential Diagnosis ... to neurologic injury ... Pneumonia, asthma, COPD ... AVMs, hepatopulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Algorithm Transudate ... Pneumonectomy • Trapped lung ... • Postcardiac injury ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Hepatology #causes
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary ... absence of intrinsic lung ... 10 minutes of rest ... on radioactive lung ... management #treatment #hepatology
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
bronchial wall injury ... obstruction • COPD ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... parenchyma Diagnosis
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Vascular ... CA, small cell lung ... extrahepatic source - Tests ... #algorithm #hepatology