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Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Portal Hypertension ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... significant portal HTN Signs ... and hepatorenal syndrome ... • Budd Chiari syndrome
Pemberton's Sign caused by a Retrosternal Thyroid Goiter

Elevating the arms causes the previously flat neck veins
Pemberton's Sign ... caused by a Retrosternal ... previously flat neck veins ... #Pembertons #Sign ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Chronic SVC Stenosis with Caudal Blood Flow of Dilated Abdominal Veins

60 y/o hx of seizures &
What is the cause ... typical for portal hypertension ... #Milking #SVC #syndrome ... #Clinical #Video ... #PhysicalExam #Epigastric
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and signs of end-organ ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... renal bruit or signs ... White-coat syndrome ... Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Causes of Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis
Increased Hydrostatic Pressure
 • Volume Expansion: Kidney failure, Pregnancy, Medication
Causes of Peripheral ... Heart failure, Pulmonary ... hypertension, Cirrhosis ... , Deep vein thrombosis ... Cirrhosis, Nephrotic syndrome
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
sliding/barcode sign ... Consolidations - "Shred" sign ... pleura in severe cases ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... A-Lines - Deep Vein
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Noninfectious Causes ... of Fever CRITICAL ... infarction - Pulmonary ... Pancreatitis - Deep vein ... Noninfectious #Causes
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
Pulmonary Embolism ... on scores and clinical ... class (30-day all cause ... Stable, Transient Hypotension ... stratification #criticalcare
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
of left atrial hypertension ... • Signs/Symptoms ... • Signs/Symptoms ... - The classic signs ... and systemic veins
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
in blood flow caused ... Depends on the cause ... Pulmonary embolism ... hypovolemia and hypotension ... Pathophysiology #Comparison #criticalcare