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Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... - Severe iron deficiency ... Hyperdynamic circulation/High ... disorders - Chronic ... #cardiology
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
High Output Heart ... Acquired (e.g., iHD ... Metabolism Severe Anemia ... #HeartFailure #CHF ... #causes
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Iron Deficiency ... Pathophysiology: Chronic ... ng/mL (absolute ID ... 20% (functional ID ... #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
• Severe iron deficiency ... anemia (reduced ... Hyperdynamic circulation/High ... disorders - Chronic ... #cardiology
Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) - ICU One Pager Summary
Indications (AIEOU):
 • A: Acidosis (usually severe metabolic)
transmembrane pressure ... Dialyzer is rigid case ... in the ICU: • IHD ... (Sustained low efficiency ... High clearance achieved
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
• Domestic and wild ... status NTM Cause ... • Cross reacts ... Bone Marrow - Anemia ... Symptoms, Imaging, high
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
Csf opening pressure ... csf opening pressure ... w/ subacute-to-chronic ... )but severe K+ deficiency ... Brain #clinical #radiology