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Pulmonary Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification
Group I - Vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries
 • Idiopathic, HIV,
Pulmonary Hypertension ... • Idiopathic, HIV ... lung disease causing ... #Hypertension #PHTN ... #diagnosis
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pulmonary ... - HIV Left-Sided ... PulmonaryHypertension #PHTN
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Lung Disease - ... Differential Diagnosis ... leaking out of pulmonary ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
due to lung disease ... lung disease Other ... #Hypertension #PHTN ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Causes
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
a heterogenous group ... responses of the lung ... indicates unknown cause ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... disease comes from ... The ground-glass ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... : • 10%-15% Pulmonary ... , INC risk PE, Pulmonary ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... MALT Lymphoma • Lung
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... include a: • Neurologic ... Noise trauma ○ MS ... Epstein-Barr virus ○ Group ... ○ Lyme disease
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... of shoulder and hip ... affects the skin, neurologic ... Abdominal pain • HTN ... tract, and often causes
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
dysregulation, bouts of HTN ... Diagnostic Criteria ... • Infectious causes ... MCTD - Bechet disease ... #management #neurology