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Coronary Oxygen Balance 

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

#cardiac #oxygen #pathophysiology
Coronary Oxygen ... Oxygen Demand <-> Coronary ... cardiac #oxygen #pathophysiology ... anesthesiology #coronary
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
attributed to coronary ... Pathophysiology: ... of epicardial coronary ... hyper-reactivity of coronary
Risk factors for atherosclerosis

Modifiable risk factors:
 - Dyslipidemia (elevated LDL, decreased HDL)
 - Tobacco smoking
 -
Heredity – history of coronary ... for females) #Pathophysiology
Xeropthalmia: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations

Decr Visual pigment -> Keratinization, thickening & non-wetting of the conjunctiva
production -> Corneal ... blindness) • Corneal ... #Xeropthalmia #pathophysiology
Onchocerciasis “River Blindness”: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations
Vectorial Transmission
-> Onchocerca volvulus, a parasitic helminth, matures in to
stromal keratitis -> Corneal ... RiverBlindness #pathophysiology
Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

Heart disease 
 - Aging heart 
 - Cardiomyopathies 
 - Congestive heart
heart failure - Coronary ... AFib #Cardiology #Pathophysiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... association with coronary ... Diagnoses: • Acute Coronary ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Trachoma: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Environmental Factors -> Bacterial infection is encouraged by poor hygiene
fibrosis => • Corneal ... Trachoma #Chlamydia #pathophysiology
Keratoconus: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Genetics
 • Family history of keratoconus
 • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
 • Down, Turner,
Bilateral, asymmetric corneal ... Rizutti's Sign • Corneal ... #Keratoconus #pathophysiology
Kawasaki Disease: Clinical Findings
Diagnostic Criteria - Fever and 4/5 of the following:
 • Conjunctivitis
 • Polymorphous
Complications: - Coronary ... Arteritis -> Coronary ... Criteria #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology