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Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
Hypertension (CTEPH ... Plexiform-lesion formation Clinical ... procedure: • Median ... Bypass Other Treatment ... #management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... perfusion scanning or pulmonary ... no established medical ... #management #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
starts with a good history ... are excellent at evaluating ... with presence of pulmonary ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Medical history ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Clarkson’s Disease - Capillary leak syndrome
Epidemiology: Roughly 150 published cases, Median age 50 years, No sex
published cases, Median ... lipothymia, thirst, hypotension ... filling +++ (risk of pulmonary ... #management #timeline ... #treatment #rheumatology
Myelodysplastic syndromes current treatment algorithm 2018.

From Blood Cancer Journal, Published 24 May 2018

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are
Because the median ... age at diagnosis ... cardiovascular or pulmonary ... importance of clinical ... #algorithm #hematology