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Systematic changes affecting anesthesia in the obese patient.

 - Mark Harris, MD MPH @ https://twitter.com/MarkHarrisMD

#Obesity #Anesthesiology
Systematic changes ... - Mark Harris ... Anesthesia #Obese #Pathophysiology ... #Changes #Effects
Age Related Physiologic Changes and Anesthesia Implications

 - Mark Harris, MD MPH @ https://twitter.com/MarkHarrisMD

#Geriatrics #Aging #Anesthesia
Related Physiologic Changes ... Implications - Mark Harris ... Aging #Anesthesia #Pathophysiology ... #Changes #AgeRelated
Hypothermia in Anesthesiology - Avoiding Hypothermia and Physiologic Changes with Hypothermia

Avoiding hypothermia: 

1. temperature in OR
and Physiologic Changes ... humidifier - Mark Harris ... Anesthesiology #Pathophysiology ... #Changes #Physiologic
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
• Arthritic Changes ... FemoralHead #Fractures #msk ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Refeeding Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome:
 - Little or no nutritional
Serum K, Mg, Ca -> Changes ... Constipation - MSK ... Syndrome #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Filariasis - Life Cycle of Wuchereria bancrofti
1) Mosquito takes a blood meal
2) Adults in lymphatics
3) Adults
lymph and blood channels ... bancrofti #filariasis #lifecycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
mucocutaneous changes ... nonimmune hemolysis MSK ... hemorrhages • Corkscrew hairs ... weeks #Scurvy #Pathophysiology ... #AscorbicAcid #Pathophysiology
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
1 hr • Blood carries ... Comparison #Versus #MSK ... JointPain #Diagnosis #pathophysiology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
-60y (hormonal changes ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... anterior/posterior MSK
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
10-33% develop MS ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... hyperintense signal change ... swollen, while in MS ... Predictive of MS