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Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Inflammatory Disease: (i.e. GCA, SLE, GPA) ->
damage creates hypercoagulable ... Abnormal blood flow ... localized stasis • Hypercoagulable ... narrowing • Slow ... retinal artery blood flow
Stroke Etiologies
Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH)
Ischemic
 - Large Vessel Atherosclerosis
 - Cardioembolic: Atrial fib, prosthetic valves, LV aneurysm,
- Cryptogenic: Hypercoagulable ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) - Pathway of Flow
1) CSF is produced and secreted by the choroid plexus
) - Pathway of Flow ... ventricle 2) CSF flows ... more CSF 4) CSF flows ... more CSF 6) CSF flows ... #Ventricles #neurology
Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients with Prosthetic Heart Valves - INR Targets
Mechanical Valve - Duration Lifelong
INR 3.0:
LV dysfunction, hypercoagulable ... LV dysfunction, hypercoagulable
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
Approach to the Hypercoagulable ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Hypercoagulable
Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) - ICU One Pager Summary
Indications (AIEOU):
 • A: Acidosis (usually severe metabolic)
• Blood Flow ... • Dialysate Flow ... countercurrent flow ... Higher flow rates ... RRT #managment #nephrology
Nasal Oxygen Delivery Devices
Nasal cannula can be used to deliver supplemental O2. Conventional nasal cannula are
flow rates & moderate ... High flow nasal ... delivers higher flow ... of Heated High Flow ... every 10 lpm of flow
Pulmonary Function Testing: Flow Volume Loop Patterns
 • Variable extra-thoracic obstruction - truncated or flattened inspiratory
Function Testing: Flow ... flattened inspiratory flow ... the expiratory flow ... and expiratory flows ... out” expiratory flow
Severe Mitral Stenosis- The physical examination revealed a right parasternal heave, a loud S1, a midpeaking
Color-flow Doppler ... continuous-wave Doppler flow ... continuous-wave Doppler flow ... pattern depicts flow ... in transmitral flow
Cotton Wool Spots

Caused by microinfarcts. Exploded ganglion cell axons extrude their axoplasm into retina. Long DDx:
thrombocytopenia, hypercoagulable