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Risk factors for atherosclerosis

Modifiable risk factors:
 - Dyslipidemia (elevated LDL, decreased HDL)
 - Tobacco smoking
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Risk factors for ... atherosclerosis Modifiable risk ... lack of physical activity ... Non-modifiable risk ... Atherosclerosis #RiskFactors
Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
•
Risk Factors Associated ... Post-operative Pulmonary ... year old • Poor nutritional ... pain control #RiskFactors ... #pulmonary #complications
Osteoporosis: Pathogenesis and risk factors

 • Age > 30 (post-peak bone mass)
 • Post-menopausal women ->
Pathogenesis and risk ... smoking, etoh, decr activity ... , nutrition • ... #Osteoporosis #pathophysiology
Nutrition in Cirrhosis: Dos and Don’ts
Screening:
 • Patients at risk for RFH-Nutritional Prioritizing Tool
 • Low
Nutrition in Cirrhosis ... • Patients at risk ... for RFH-Nutritional ... targets for physical activity ... management #hepatology #pathophysiology
Diverticulitis - Modifiable Risk Factors
Diet: Fibre, Nuts, Popcorn, Vegetarian diet, Western dietary pattern, Red meat
Lifestyle: Physical
Diverticulitis - Modifiable Risk ... Lifestyle: Physical activity ... Diet #Modifiable #RiskFactors ... #management #nutrition
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... lymph nodes Risk ... Recent infection • Pulmonary ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Inhibitor: • Risk
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... with an increased risk ... • Increased risk ... Infarction • Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
initiation of nutrition ... Risk Factors: ... Refeeding #Syndrome #Nutrition ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... lymph nodes Risk ... Recent infection • Pulmonary ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Inhibitor: • Risk
Refeeding Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome:
 - Little or no nutritional
Patients at Risk ... - Little or no nutritional ... - CHF - Pulmonary ... Syndrome #diagnosis #pathophysiology