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Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
gene encoding AVP-NPII ... dominant mutations in AQP ... Types #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Numerous drugs taken by elderly persons can affect water balance by direct action on the kidney
or by altering AVP ... #Diagnosis #Pharmacology
Limb Lead Reversal
In order to understand why the leads look the way they do, we must
As for the aVL/aVF ... remember that aVL ... /aVF/aVR are all ... should help: #Diagnosis ... #aVR #aVF
Shock Classification and Differential Diagnosis
SHOCK
 • MAP <65, SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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and Differential Diagnosis ... >8, CVP > 12 ... >8, CVP > 12 ... < 6, CVP < 8 ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Jugular Venous Pressure Measurement
Examiner places the patient in a reclined position and puts the base of
Positive: JVP > ... , or sustained JVP ... likelihood of CVP ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #JVD #JugularVenous
Normal Sinus Rhythm - ECG Diagnosis
Normal sinus rhythm (NSR) is an impulse that originates in the
Sinus Rhythm - ECG Diagnosis ... leads I, II and aVF ... • inverted in aVR ... leads III and aVL ... nsr #cardiology #diagnosis
Kussmaul's sign - JVP

This patient has Kussmaul's sign, an increase in apparent JVP/CVP with inspiration. While
Kussmaul's sign - JVP ... increase in apparent JVP ... /CVP with inspiration ... Video #Clinical #JVP
Jugular Venous Pressure Waveform Patterns
A. Tricuspid Regurgitation
B. Tricuspid Stenosis
C. Constrictive Pericarditis
D. Atrial Septal Defect
E. Atrial Fibrillation
F.
First Degree AV ... Complete AV Block ... Waveform #Patterns #JVP ... #Cardiology #diagnosis
Mechanisms of nephron damage in cardiorenal syndrome
 • Increased renal interstitial pressure
 • Hypoperfusion
 • Reduced
• Increased AVP ... • Increased CVP
Myocardial infarction localization. A 12 lead EKG creates a 360 degree view of the electrical activity
perspective: II, III & aVL ... inferior leads), I & aVL ... as you can see aVR ... contiguous lead (aVR ... contiguous I, aVL