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Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
of Hypoxemia- Differential ... Arterial Hypertension ... Intracardiac Right to Left ... Defect ** • Atrial ... Right to Left Shunt
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
hypertension. ... arterial hypertension ... arterial hypertension ... ; PCH, pulmonary ... lung disease; LFT
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pulmonary ... Arterial Hypertension ... Disease - HIV Left-Sided
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
Pulmonary Arterial ... arterial catheterization ... artery hypertension ... pressure) -right atrial ... #Table #Chambers
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Pulmonary arterial ... arterial hypertension ... Pulmonary hypertension ... due to left heart ... Classification #Diagnosis #Differential
Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
Artery Hypertension ... from right to left ... septum - Bows from left ... Differentiating #PAH #PVH #Echocardiogram ... #arterial #venous
Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (IPAH) on Echocardiogram

55 year old female.  Amazing how the body adapts
Idiopathic Pulmonary ... Arterial Hypertension ... (IPAH) on Echocardiogram ... #Arterial #Hypertension ... cardiology #a4c #pocus
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Arrhythmia • Atrial ... Hypertension Pulmonary ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Presence of pulmonary ... arterial hypertension ... lung disease, left ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... ventricular size, Right atrial
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Causes - Rule out Left-Sided ... Arterial Hypertension ... • Pulmonary ... HeartFailure #Cardiology #Differential