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Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Evaluation of Pulmonary ... Hypertension ... • Evaluate for causes ... Echocardiography #diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... of Pulmonary Hypertension ... Pulmonary hypertension ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Causes
Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
Echocardiography Pulmonary ... Artery Hypertension ... Venous Hypertension ... Differentiating #PAH #PVH #Echocardiogram ... #comparison #diagnosis
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Presence of pulmonary ... other obvious causes ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... - Mechanism: causes ... #diagnosis #management
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
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• Suggest two measurements ... • First diagnosed ... • Suggest two measurements ... doubling of Cr), pulmonary ... so have high clinical
RV Strain in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

A patient is brought by EMS intubated and hypotensive.
RV Strain in Pulmonary ... Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram ... your next step in management ... #RVStrain #Pulmonary ... #clinical #ultrasound
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Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
on scores and clinical ... class (30-day all cause ... Stable, Transient Hypotension ... prognostication #diagnosis ... #management #stratification
Clinic, Home, and Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measurements - Strengths and Weaknesses
(via https://twitter.com/JACCJournals/status/1088104323354185730 )

Clinic Measurements:
• BP measured
Measurements: ... coat and masked hypertension ... coat and masked hypertension ... Home #Ambulatory #Management ... #PrimaryCare #Comparison
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
The diagnostic approach ... further guide management ... orthostatic vital sign measurements ... Further diagnostics ... should be guided by clinical
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis ... and Management ... malignant, pediatric cases ... 1928-1977) -> 50% diagnosed ... may present with pulmonary