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Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
hereditary pulmonary arterial ... idiopathic pulmonary arterial ... hypertension; PCH ... lung disease; LFT ... #Workup #Algorithm
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Causes of Hypoxemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Pulmonary Arterial ... Hypertension Intracardiac ... Defect ** • Atrial
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Thrombosis vs Arterial ... Fat Emboli ARTERIAL ... THROMBOSIS Arterial ... fibrillation - Left ... coagulation and other causes
Degenerated Left Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram (PLAX)
A 68-year-old gentleman with progressive shortness of breath and cystic
Degenerated Left ... Atrial Myxoma on ... Final diagnosis ... #Degenerated #Atrial ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pulmonary Arterial ... Disease - HIV Left-Sided ... #Algorithm #Causes
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
Aortitis - Diagnosis ... and Workup Clinical ... , abdomen) - Arterial ... stenosis (pulseless, hypertension ... #Causes
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Presence of pulmonary arterial ... lung disease, left ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... ventricular size, Right atrial ... #hepatology
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
Hypercoagulable State Arterial ... rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram ... risk actor for arterial ... - No other workup ... #hematology #diagnosis
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 ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Causes
Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
from right to left ... septum - Bows from left ... Differentiating #PAH #PVH #Echocardiogram ... #comparison #diagnosis ... cardiology #pulmonary #arterial