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Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Pneumonectomy • Trapped lung ... - Oncotic • Cirrhosis ... embolism • Collagen ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Hepatology #causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pericardial ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF ... Embolism* • Pulmonary ... #Algorithm #Causes
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... • Diffuse Lung ... Embolism ... #Algorithm #causes
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
absence of intrinsic lung ... disease Caused ... with or without cirrhosis ... on radioactive lung ... #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Causes of Acute ... syndrome, Congestion/CHF ... liver, Thrombosis, Emboli ... CA, small cell lung ... #algorithm #hepatology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management ... #table #foamed ... #heartfailure #chf
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
, INC risk PE, Pulmonary ... primary biliary cirrhosis ... Nephrogenic DI Hematologic ... MALT Lymphoma • Lung ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... embolus 3. ... May have typical HF ... management #cardiology #treatment
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
arteriovenous shunting causes ... presence in the lower lung ... • Stigmata of cirrhosis ... the left heart TREATMENT ... #diagnosis #hepatology