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Pulmonary Hypertension Algorithm - Matthew Watto, MD
#Diagnosis #Management #Pulmonary #Hypertension #PAH #Workup #Evaluation #Algorithm #Differential #Curbsiders
Pulmonary Hypertension ... Matthew Watto, MD #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pulmonary ... #Hypertension # ... Evaluation #Algorithm #Differential
Gestational Hypertension & Preeclampsia

Gestational Hypertension (gHTN) 
• BP > 140/90 
• Onset > 20 wks gestation
Gestational Hypertension ... Elevated AST/ALT • Pulmonary ... edema • Cerebral/visual ... Seizure HELLP Syndrome ... Classification #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
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Pulmonary Renal ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... disease, Malignant hypertension ... #Diagnosis
Causes of Small Bowel Bleeding - Differential Diagnosis
Common Causes:
 • Under age 40 years: Inflammatory Bowel
Bowel Bleeding - Differential ... Diagnosis Common ... and/or portal hypertensive ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #gastroenterology
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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of Hypoxemia- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Arterial Hypertension ... Hypoventilation Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Lynch Syndrome:
 • "CRC + Endometrial/Ovarian + Stomach + Urinary → Lynch Syndrome"
 • Autosomal Dominant,
Lynch Syndrome: ... Urinary → Lynch Syndrome ... polyps; Proximal > Distal ... #diagnosis #management ... #gastroenterology
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Superior vena cava syndrome ... hypertension ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Portal Hypertension Classification by site of vascular obstruction
1) Post-hepatic Post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome
2) Intrahepatic Post-sinusoidal: Veno-occlusive disease
3)
Portal Hypertension ... Post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome ... surgery #Portal #Hypertension ... Classification #gastroenterology ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Hypertension Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
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doubling of Cr), pulmonary ... edema, cerebral or visual ... patients • HELLP: Syndrome ... obstetrics #cardiology #differential ... #diagnosis