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Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Diastolic • Valvular ... PulmonaryHypertension #PHTN ... #Causes
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
involvement, with “white lung ... normal-sized heart and vascular ... structures help in the differential ... diagnosis of pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
: Clinical Cheat ... leading to increased pulmonary ... vascular permeability ... the underlying cause ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Edema - Differential ... Causes include: ... vascular congestion ... distress syndrome (ARDS ... Transfusion-related acute lung
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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elbows/wrists and knees ... (interstitial lung ... arterial HTN) ... myositis overlap • Vascular ... #rheumatology #diagnosis
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Differential Bilat ... : Pulmonary edema ... , ARDS, interstitial ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #POCUS #clinical
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... #Hypertension #PHTN ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... Causes
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
Giant A waves caused ... by pulmonary HTN ... the underlying diagnosis ... #JVP #Neck #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Video
Intermittent Bilateral Exophthalmos (Alternating Exophthalmos and Enophthalmos) on Physical Exam

Observing this patient in silence for a
Patient underwent a diagnostic ... Differentials for ... Alternating #Bilateral #clinical ... #video #ophthalmology ... #physicalexam #
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
cortical lesions • Vascular ... Reversible course Differential ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of HTN ... until cause identified