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
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... (HPS) HPS-differential ... and diaphragm HPS-diagnosis ... vasodilatation HPS-severity ... #HPS #hepatology
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
Often hard to differentiate ... entities, but has ... this distinction has ... HUGE treatment ... implications : TTP has
Pharmacological Treatment of Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Midodrine - Alpha agonist incr blood pressure incr renal perfusion pressure
Pharmacological Treatment ... of Hepatorenal Syndrome ... (HRS) Midodrine ... amzn.to/34t5DgJ #HRS ... #HepatoRenal #Syndrome
HepatoRenal Syndrome - Pathophysiology

Dr. Edgar V. Lerma @edgarvlermamd - Nephrology Secrets https://amzn.to/34t5DgJ

#HRS #HepatoRenal #Syndrome #Pathophysiology #Diagnosis
HepatoRenal Syndrome ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... amzn.to/34t5DgJ #HRS ... #HepatoRenal #Syndrome ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
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Pulmonary Renal ... - Differential ... hypertension - MAHA: HUS ... , atypical HUS, ... #Mimics #Differential
Hepatorenal Syndrome - Pathophysiology

- Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong - Strong Medicine https://www.youtube.com/c/EricsMedicalLectures/

#HRS #Hepatorenal #Syndrome #Pathophysiology #nephrology
Hepatorenal Syndrome ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #HRS ... #Hepatorenal #Syndrome ... Pathophysiology #nephrology
Nephritic vs Nephrotic Syndrome

Step 1: If the patient has hematuria and/or proteinuria, think about nephrotic/nephritic syndromes.
Step
Nephritic vs Nephrotic Syndrome ... If the patient has ... nephrotic/nephritic syndromes ... Nephritic #Nephrotic #Syndrome ... Comparison #Algorithm #Nephrology
Hepatorenal Syndrome Treatment
Volume expansion: 
 β€’ Albumin (typical dose = 1g/kg on day 1 +/- day
Hepatorenal Syndrome ... Treatment Volume ... #Hepatorenal #Syndrome ... #Treatment #management ... #HRS #nephrology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Treatment
Blood pressure control:
 β€’ Aim for 10-25% BP reduction within
Encephalopathy Syndrome ... (PRES) - Treatment ... within first 2-6 hrs ... #Treatment #Management ... #Neurology
Hepatorenal Syndrome Diagnosis
 β€’ ↑ in serum Cr of β‰₯ 0.3mg/dL above baseline
- Type 1 HRS ... - Type 2 HRS ... characteristic of type 2 HRS ... #diagnosis #HRS ... #nephrology #criteria