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PAH vs. heart failure with preserved ejection fraction [HFpEF]
#Diagnosis #Pulmonary #Hypertension #PAH #Comparison #Table #HFpEF #DiastolicCHF
PAH vs. heart failure ... ejection fraction [HFpEF ... ] #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Hypertension # ... #Table #HFpEF #DiastolicCHF
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Hypertension ... • Evaluate for causes ... Sanjiv Shah @HFpEF ... Hypertension #PH ... Echocardiography #diagnosis
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Pulmonary/Chest ... Pericarditis, CAD, HFrEF ... /HFpEF, Intracardiac
Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
Differentiating PAH ... Pulmonary Artery ... Hypertension (PAH ... Sanjiv Shah @HFpEF ... #comparison #diagnosis
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
→ Inflammation causes ... release Diagnosis ... endpoint of all-cause ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF ... #management #cardiology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... hypertension Rx ... another option in HFrEF ... milrinone) for HFrEF ... With chronic AF, HFrEF
Acute Atrial Fibrillation - Initial Options for Rate Control
Diltiazem IV
 •  Rapid onset and rapidly
Beneficial in HFrEF ... IV bolus can cause ... hypotension • ... hypotension ... #pharmacology #management
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Presence of pulmonary ... other obvious causes ... 3 Woods units, PA ... - Mechanism: causes ... #diagnosis #management
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis ... no respiratory cause ... 5) History of acute ... , Diaphoresis, Pulmonary ... Resuscitation 2) Urine pH
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
conditions) • Severe iron ... disorders - Chronic pulmonary ... PP and systolic hypertension ... : • Acute Coronary ... Infarction • Pulmonary