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Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
• Cardiac: - Atrial ... thrombus - atrial ... fibrillation - Left ... coagulation and other causes ... #pathophysiology
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Algorithm Pulmonary Arterial ... Disease - HIV Left-Sided ... PulmonaryHypertension #PHTN ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Pulmonary arterial ... Idiopathic pulmonary arterial ... due to left heart ... #PHTN #Classification ... #Differential #Causes
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Presence of pulmonary arterial ... other obvious causes ... lung disease, left ... ventricular size, Right atrial ... - Mechanism: causes
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
pulmonary embolism Pathophysiology ... thromboembolic material ... Pulmonary Vessels Thrombi ... Removal → Left ... RebeccaSteinb17 #CTEPH #PHTN
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
No evidence of left ... atrial hypertension ... airway secretions, hypotension ... of the spiral arteries ... : Tachycardia, hypertension
Causes of Renal Infarction - Differential Diagnosis
Thrombosis: Spontaneous
 • Atherosclerotic disease of aorta and renal artery
Causes of Renal ... syndrome, Malignant hypertension ... Cardiac source: Atrial ... infarction with mural thrombi ... : Left atrial myxoma
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
and pulmonary hypertension ... syndrome #1: Pulm HTN ... as RAP>LAP as atrial ... septum shifts left ... Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
abnormalities PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... leads to impaired arterial ... arteriovenous shunting causes ... disease &/or portal HTN ... and reach the left