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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
: 1. ... 2. ... Alveolar-arterial ... #HPS #hepatology ... #pulmonary #diagnosis
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
APS is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by recurring blood clots resulting from antibodies
Antiphospholipid Syndrome ... Anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL ... confirmed venous, arterial ... patient has an arterial ... Antiphospholipid #Syndrome
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Atrial flutter ... (3) SVTs - atrial ... (3) Multifocal atrial ... Sick Sinus Syndrome ... #electrocardiogram
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) ... cycles after right atrial ... passage • Arterial ... #treatment #hepatology
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
arterial hypertension ... thromboembolism) 1) ... ventricular size, Right atrial ... ventricular septum 2) ... #management #hepatology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
(e.g. ectopic atrial ... Morphology = multifocal atrial ... • Saw-Tooth = Atrial ... WolffParkinson-White syndrome ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... common in APL (2- ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... symptoms, or> 1 ... fluid overload, PCC
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
- Differential Diagnosis ... Eye Disease: 1. ... Lids/Lashes 2. ... common than retinal arterial ... common than retinal arterial
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... indication of AC ... days before Pulmonary ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... stratification #diagnosis
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
- Differential Diagnosis ... disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary ... localized) 1. ... leukodystrophies 2. ... synthetase [anti-Jo-1]