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Aqueous Humor Production and Drainage
 • Provides nutrition, removes wastes, and transports neurotransmitters to the avascular
Pathway (~60-80 % of flow ... Schlemm's Canal -> Flows ... ciliary body -> Flows ... circulation #AqueousHumor ... #Pathophysiology
Cardiac Cycle - Pathophysiology
 - Atrial Contraction
 - Isovolumetric Contraction
 - Rapid Ventricular Ejection
 - Slow
Cardiac Cycle - Pathophysiology ... Ventricular Ejection - Slow ... Ventricular Filling - Slow ... Cardiac #Cycle #Pathophysiology
Coronary Oxygen Balance 

Myocardial Oxygen Demand <-> Coronary Artery Blood Flow <-> Oxygen Availability

#cardiac #oxygen #pathophysiology
Coronary Artery Blood Flow ... cardiac #oxygen #pathophysiology
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
of hypoxia) - Low ... Insufficient blood flow ... SvO2 → Low PaO2 ... CaO2 → Low SvO2 ... diagnosis #causes #pathophysiology
Pulmonary Function Testing: Flow Volume Loop Patterns
 • Variable extra-thoracic obstruction - truncated or flattened inspiratory
Function Testing: Flow ... flattened inspiratory flow ... the expiratory flow ... and expiratory flows ... out” expiratory flow
Nasal Oxygen Delivery Devices
Nasal cannula can be used to deliver supplemental O2. Conventional nasal cannula are
flow rates & moderate ... High flow nasal ... delivers higher flow ... of Heated High Flow ... every 10 lpm of flow
Primary vs Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency - Pathophysiology
Primary AI = adrenal glands themselves are the problem. This
Insufficiency - Pathophysiology ... aldosterone will be low ... Low ACTH leads to ... stimulation, thus low ... Insufficiency #Pathophysiology
Septic Arthritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Notes:
- Septic Arthritis is typically monoarticular & the knee is involved
- decr blood flow ... 50% neutrophils, low ... SepticArthritis #pathophysiology
Severe Mitral Stenosis- The physical examination revealed a right parasternal heave, a loud S1, a midpeaking
Color-flow Doppler ... continuous-wave Doppler flow ... continuous-wave Doppler flow ... pattern depicts flow ... in transmitral flow
Diabetes Pathophysiology and Medication Targets

The ominous octet is one concept that summarizes the different pathophysiologic pathways
Diabetes Pathophysiology ... the different pathophysiologic ... #Diabetes #Pathophysiology