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Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... and/or Hypoxemia ... : • COPD • Interstitial ... Miscellaneous: • Hematologic ... Metabolic Disorders Chronic
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Medical Treatment ... Algorithm for Chronic ... Disease Initial ... medical treatment ... pulmonary disease
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
→ Refer to hematology ... Vasculitides, IBD, Celiac disease ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome ... • Infections: Chronic ... #hematology
Interventional bronchoscopic and surgical treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Overview of various therapies used
treatments for chronic ... obstructive pulmonary ... disease (COPD). ... are approved for clinical ... VolumeReduction #Bullectomy #Algorithm
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
thrombophlebitis, pulmonary ... Diagnosis: • + Clinical ... Occlusion of small to medium-sized ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... #hematology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Disease 3 Types ... Agglutinin Disease ... Agglutinin Syndrome ... Viral Infection Clinical ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
serial dilution ... likely it will be clinically ... SLE), Sjogren's Syndrome ... Arthritis, Sjögren Syndrome ... , Interstitial Pulmonary
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... matter, spinal cord ... Medium and large ... (Clinical Dx). ... chronic arthritis-Azathioprine
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
neuromuscular disease ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... often w/ acute on chronic ... exacerbation) • Chronic ... hair) • Risk Of Clinical
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... Autoimmunity • Chronic ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... Malignancies • Chronic ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology