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Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) 

HPS-differential diagnosis:
1. Pulmonary vasculature
2. Diseases of the lung parenchyma
3. Pleura and diaphragm

HPS-diagnosis:
1. Patients
Pulmonary vasculature ... Patients with liver ... HPS-severity classification ... HPS #hepatology #pulmonary
GOLD2017 - The refined ABCD assessment tool. FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC: forced vital
volume in 1 s; FVC ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... Staging #Grading #Classification
Pulmonary Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification
Group I - Vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries
 • Idiopathic, HIV,
Groups - WHO Classification ... sleep apnea Group IV ... PH Functional Classification ... IV - Unable to perform ... #Groups #WHO #Classification
Shock Classification and Differential Diagnosis
SHOCK
 • MAP <65, SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
 •
Shock Classification ... Insufficiency, Liver ... , CVP > 12 • Pulmonary ... Sophia_Hayes_MD #Shock #Classification
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 arterial ... obstructive pattern IV ... Hypertension #PHTN #Classification
Cryoglobulinemia Classification Types

Type 1: Monoclonal IgM (rarely IgG/lgA)
 • Raynaud phenomenon, Digital ulcers/gangrene, Livedo reticularis, Hyperviscosity
Cryoglobulinemia Classification ... , weakness • Liver ... peripheral neuopathy, pulmonary ... Cryoglobulinemia #Classification
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 • COPD Definition
 • Role of PFTs
 • COPD Classification and
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... PFTs • COPD Classification ... post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC ... #Obstructive #Pulmonary
Hypersensitivity: Summary
Type I Hypersensitivity:
 • Immunological Mediator: lgE
 • Immunological Target: Allergen Molecules
 • Ex: Antibiotic
peanuts), Hay fever ... sickness Type IV ... reaction to poison ivy ... Reactions #Types #Classification
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Extrinsic Causes: • Liver ... Hemoglobinuria • S/p IV ... Rhogam • S/p IV ... Diagnosis #causes #classification
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... Growers (Runyon Classification ... grp I-III): Pulmonary ... Growers (Runyon Classification ... grp IV): Pulmonary