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Antiarrhythmics - Vaughan Williams Classification:
CLASS 1 - Sodium Channel Blockers:
 • MOA: Block fast Na+ channels
blocking effects and AP ... Action, ↑ EFR & AP ... Action, ↓ EFR & AP ... Action, ←→ EFR & AP ... Classification #Classes #pathophysiology
Lone Star Tick Diseases

Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis
Southern Tick Associated Rash Illness (STARI)
Heartland Virus

Dr. Ann Marie Kumfer @AnnKumfer

#LoneStar
Associated Rash Illness ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Functional Dyspepsia - Signs, Symptoms and Pathophysiology
Delayed gastric emptying - Postprandial fullness, nausea, vomiting
Hypersensitivity to gastric
, Symptoms and Pathophysiology ... - Postprandial fullness ... , postprandial fullness ... Functional #Dyspepsia #Pathophysiology
Functional Dyspepsia - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management
Risk factors: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, Psychological comorbidity, Helicobacter pylori infection,
Functional Dyspepsia - Pathophysiology ... , Postprandial fullness ... Functional #Dyspepsia #Pathophysiology
Antiarrhythmics Pharmacology Summary
Cardiac Conduction Phases:
Phase 0 - Ventricular Depolarization:
 • Na+ channels open leading to a
Action, ↑ EFR & AP ... Action, ↓ EFR & AP ... Action, ←→ EFR & AP ... phase 2 (↑ERP & ↑AP ... Classification #Classes #pathophysiology
Problem Representation - Approach to the Infectious Disease Patient

Who: Patient age and host/risk factors (such as
Duration and tempo of illness ... this fit with an illness ... febrilepodcast@gmail.com #InfectiousDiseases
Obesity in the Critically Ill is quite the problem. It worsens the prognosis in our ICU
#criticalcare #illness ... #critical #pathophysiology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... , ↑Tbili/Dbili/AP ... diagnosis #management #pathophysiology
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
HCPS): Febrile illness ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Liver Chemistry Tests - AST, ALT, Alkaline Phosphatase and Bilirubin Metabolism
AST and ALT:
 • AST: liver
clearance - AP ... Bilirubin #Hepatology #Pathophysiology