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Infographic depicting the main pearls of various types of congenital adrenal hyperplasia for the medical student.
CAH #algorithm #causes ... CongenitalAdrenalHyperplasia #diagnosis #comparison ... #treatment #Peds ... Endocrinology #Adrenal #pathophysiology
Running out of Analgesia and Sedation Medications due to #COVID19?  Anand Swaminathan, MD has put
out of Analgesia and ... #97: Sedation and ... management #covid19 #treatment ... #sarscov2 #criticalcare ... #coronavirus #medications
How does the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (nCoV2019) compare to Ebola, SARS, MERS? Cases and Deaths
Weighing diseases
the 2019 Novel Coronavirus ... Cases and Deaths ... 813 deaths MERS coronavirus ... nCoV2019 #Novel #Coronavirus ... #comparison #viruses
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
Classification Types - Pathophysiology ... Comparison Obstructive ... in blood flow caused ... Depends on the cause ... #Comparison #criticalcare
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
as data on new treatment ... updated treatment ... clarified the treatment ... 31 • First US case ... #CriticalCare
Reproductive Number (R0 "R Naught") showing how contagious / transmissible a pathogen is.  The R0
, MERS, Ebola) and ... their case-fatality ... take into account case-fatality ... is preliminary and ... #comparison #table
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
blood donor • Pathophysiology ... without other cause ... : 33% • Treatment ... : No • Treatment ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison
COVID-19 - How does it affect you? 
Gas Exchange 
Each sac of air, or alveolus, is
dioxide (CO2) and ... that the oxygen passes ... proteins covering the coronavirus ... the new coronaviruses ... azuravesta #COVID19 #Pathophysiology
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
production • Treatment ... E2 production and ... rapidly fatal • Causes ... Identify underlying cause ... #Hyperthermia #comparison
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... → Inflammation causes ... iron absorption and ... functional ID) Treatment ... endpoint of all-cause