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Pathophysiology of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) and Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome (HHS)
Absolute Insulin deficit:
 - Type I DM:
Pathophysiology ... Absolute Insulin deficit ... Relative Insulin deficit ... #dka #hhs #pathophysiology
Falls: Pathogenesis and Complications
Poly-pharmacy
Disorders affecting movement and balance
 - Sensory deficits
 - Neuromuscular degeneration/Cerebrovascular disease
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balance - Sensory deficits ... Geriatrics #Falls #pathophysiology
Aphasia - Pathophysiology and Clinical Findings
Broca's Aphasia - Expressive language impairment: non-Fluent
 - Sensory speech areas
Aphasia - Pathophysiology ... Contralateral sensory deficits ... #Aphasia #Pathophysiology
Bipolar Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Disruption of emotional homeostasis
 • Oscillation between mood states
Euthymic Mood - Definite ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Complications: • Deficit ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia #pathophysiology
Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
Equation: Iron deficit ... #pharmacology #pathophysiology
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - For diagnosis, must have either 26
Attention Deficit ... BehavioralDisorder #Pathophysiology
Clinical Features and Vascular Territories of Stroke
Anterior circulation—anterior cerebral artery (ACA) - Contralateral leg weakness
Anterior circulation—middle
motor or sensory deficit ... sensory/motor deficits ... artery - Oculomotor deficits ... sensory/motor deficits
Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve 

Left Shift - decreased unloading of O2 at tissue level (i.e.  increased
increased affinity ... i.e. decreased affinity ... Dissociation #Curve #Pathophysiology
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes (ISCS)
 • Central - Small Lesion - Suspended sensory deficit, classic cape
Suspended sensory deficit ... type) and sensory deficits ... extremities, LMN deficit ... LMN and sensory deficits