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Tweetorial - How do calcium channel blocks (e.g., amlodipine) cause edema? 

By Dr. Tony Breu @tony_breu

#CCB
How do calcium channel ... ., amlodipine) cause ... CalciumChannelBlockers #Tweetorial #Pathophysiology
Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

Heart disease 
 - Aging heart 
 - Cardiomyopathies 
 - Congestive heart
Causes of Atrial ... - Altered ion channel ... AFib #Cardiology #Pathophysiology
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Medical Comorbidities Malignancies (most commonly hairy-cell leukemia)
Immunogenetic Predisposition: patient is
Viral replication causes ... Peripheral sensory changes ... PolyarteritisNodosa #Pathophysiology
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused ... and metabolic changes ... and may cause severe ... are the leading cause ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... high WBC count cause ... tinnitus, visual changes ... Lysis Syndrome: • Pathophysiology
EKG CHANGES AS A RESULT OF CHANGES IN NA OR K CHANNEL CONDUCTION - GRAPHIC BY
EKG CHANGES AS A ... RESULT OF CHANGES ... IN NA OR K CHANNEL ... JAMES LI, MD #Pathophysiology ... Channelopathy #Channels
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
Hospitalization - Pathophysiology ... accompanied by inverse changes ... hospitalization • Changes ... to substantial changes ... #pathophysiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Framework NCPE Pathophysiology ... Causes include: ... Negative for ischemic changes
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Seizures • Vision changes ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... territories signal changes ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause
Antiarrhythmics - Vaughan Williams Classification:
CLASS 1 - Sodium Channel Blockers:
 • MOA: Block fast Na+ channels
CLASS 1 - Sodium Channel ... Block fast Na+ channels ... 3 - Potassium Channel ... MOA: Block K+ channels ... #pathophysiology