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Erectile Dysfunction: Pathogenesis

Erectile Dysfunction - Persistent or recurrent inability to achieve an erection sufficient to achieve
Erectile Dysfunction ... Dysfunction - Persistent ... desired sexual performance ... Dysfunction Sudden ... Dysfunction Neurologic
Male Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erectile Dysfunction
 - Psychological
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Male Sexual and Erectile ... Dysfunction - Differential ... Dysfunction - ... Psychological • Performance ... #Differential #
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Performance thorough ... with valvular dysfunction ... or LV dysfunction ... surgery Stress Testing ... preoperative stress testing
Causes of Secondary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis
 • Pregnancy
 • Endocrinopathies: PCOS, Hypothyroidism
 • HPA Dysfunction:
Secondary Amenorrhea - Differential ... Hypothyroidism • HPA Dysfunction ... Strenuous exercise, Eating ... Secondary #Amenorrhea #Differential
Cancer agents and Electrolyte Disorders
 • Hypocalcemia: Cisplatin from Low Mg, Cetuximab- due to low Mg
Axitinib,
Panitumumab- renal wasting ... Cisplatin- renal salt wasting ... - ion channel dysfunction ... chemotherapy #diagnosis #differential
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
bladder/bowel dysfunction ... , muscle wasting ... bowel/bladder dysfunction ... bladder/bowel dysfunction ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Microcirculatory dysfunction ... Mitochondrial dysfunction ... separate D-lactate testing ... Lactic #Acidosis #Differential
Platelet disorders and Aggregometry
Glanzmann Thrombasthenia
 • Defective aggregation to all agonists except ristocetin
 • Normal platelet,
1 or Type 3) — differentiate ... ) is absent or dysfunctional ... considered first-line testing ... hematology #hemepath #differential
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
renal tubular dysfunction ... Familial renal Mg wasting ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
occurring in the setting ... develop in the setting ... death -> end-organ dysfunction ... #criticalcare #differential