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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
) HPS-differential ... 2. ... Patients with liver ... Alveolar-arterial ... #hepatology #pulmonary
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Summary A defect in arterial ... anatomic shunt (Type 2) ... Clinical Presentation ... cycles after right atrial ... passage • Arterial
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
Primary (essential) 2. ... thrombophlebitis, pulmonary ... including retinal arterial ... Cryofibrinogenemia #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #hematology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
common in APL (2- ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... Moderate > 2/3 and ... initiation • Differential ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... peripheral vs axial ... spine, shoulders, hips ... OLIGOARTHRITIS • 2- ... #Joint #pain #Differential
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
is a pulmonary ... disease 2) pulmonary ... leads to impaired arterial ... of orthodeoxia CLINICAL ... cirrhosis #diagnosis #hepatology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
organ damage Clinical ... CNS involvement (2% ... variants of both • Acral ... DIC • Severe Liver ... treatment #management #hematology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
Vasculitides - Differential ... syndrome - Coronary arteries ... Thrombosis and arterial ... vasculitis) - 2 ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... output - Acute pulmonary ... ’s • Reduced Arterial ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
the first 1 to 2 ... noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... starting ART < 2