Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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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
(HPS) HPS-differential ... Diseases of the lung ... Pleura and diaphragm ... #HPS #hepatology ... #pulmonary #diagnosis
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (β€œDecr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
- Cirrhosis Syndrome ... - Malignancy (e.g ... carcinoma of the lung ... pathology (e.g. ... #Diagnosis #Table
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... A-lines (parietal pleura ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... #differential # ... diagnosis #signs
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 β€’ Congestive heart failure
 β€’ Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... Effusion - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pneumonectomy β€’ Trapped lung ... #Hepatology #causes
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 β€’ Dysrhythmia
 β€’ Ischemia
 β€’ Cardiomyopathy
 β€’ Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Superior vena cava syndrome ... β€’ Interstitial lung ... malformation Pleura
Pleural Manometry Summary
Measurement of Intrapleural Pressures and Pleural Elastance during therapeutic thoracentesis can be used to
such as trapped lung ... and entrapped lung ... intermittently (e.g ... #Manometry #diagnosis ... #differential #
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 β€’ ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
Approach to ECGs ... - Syncope Syndromes ... #ECG #EKG #Checklist ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... electrocardiogram #differential
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
disease-associated interstitial lung ... PSS: Sjogren syndrome ... #Differential # ... Comparison #Table ... #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 β€’ Low PATM Can decrease first part
Diagnosis Framework ... High altitude (eg ... Intrapulmonary shunting (eg ... intracardiac shunting (eg ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Small Vessel Vasculitides
 β€’ Granulomatosis with polyangiitis - Granulomatous manifestations (e.g., nasal crusting, destructive sinusitis, pulmonary
manifestations (e.g ... destructive sinusitis, pulmonary ... - Interstitial lung ... and Sjogren's syndrome ... #diagnosis