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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
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... Pulmonary vasculature ... Alveolar-arterial oxygen gradient ... Hepatopulmonary #Syndrome ... #pulmonary #diagnosis
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
Diastolic Function Grading ... velocities, PVF: pulmonary ... atrium, PASP: pulmonary ... #Dysfunction #Grading ... Classification #Grades
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) Diagnosis Algorithm
Bubble echo is the first piece of the puzzle. The nail on
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... (HPS) Diagnosis ... the dx is an A-a gradient ... #HPS #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #hepatology #pulmonary
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
HPS - Diagnosis:
 1. Patients with liver disease
 2. Alveolar-arterial oxygen gradient (AaP02) >15 mmHg
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... HPS - Diagnosis ... Alveolar-arterial oxygen gradient ... vasodilatation HPS ... Hepatopulmonary #Syndrome
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Hypoventilation Syndrome ... Intracardiac, Pulmonary ... Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... V/Q Mismatch: Pulmonary ... , Atelectasis, Pulmonary
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
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Pulmonary Renal ... Syndromes and Mimics ... hypertension - MAHA: HUS ... , atypical HUS, ... Kumfer @AnnKumfer #Pulmonary
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... 80mmHg or A-a gradient ... ) on room air Treatment ... hepatopulmonary #syndrome
Hypereosinophilia and Hypereosinophilic Syndrome

 • Secondary Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
 • Clinically Relevant HES Variants
 • When to
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome ... Hypereosinophilic Syndrome ... Clinically Relevant HES ... Diagnosis and Treatment ... #HES #Hematology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Syndromes - OnePager ... Renal Syndromes ... capillaritis leading ... RBC casts, low grade ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
B-Cell ~90% • Low Grade ... - Slow growing, ... Responsive to Treatment ... range • High Grade ... growth, response to treatment