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The cardiac cycle and the ECG, all together explained

#Pathophysiology #Cardiology #CardiacCycle #Stages #Systole #Diastole #HeardSounds #Pressures
explained #Pathophysiology ... #Cardiology #CardiacCycle ... #Stages #Systole
Diagnosing Vitamin B12 and/or Folate Deficiency

It turns out that simply measuring serum levels of B12 or
and/or Folate Deficiency ... with low B12 stores ... normal tissue stores ... tissue folate stores ... Diagnosis #Nutrition #Hematology
The Cardiac Cycle Animated - Systole, Diastole, Pressures and Volume

#Pathophysiology #Cardiology #CardiacCycle #Stages #Systole #Diastole #HeardSounds
and Volume #Pathophysiology ... #Cardiology #CardiacCycle ... #Stages #Systole
The Cardiac Cycle Animated - Systole, Diastole, Pressures and Volume - (slowed down version @ 1/2
1/2 speed) #Pathophysiology ... #Cardiology #CardiacCycle ... #Stages #Systole
Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
Iron Deficiency ... (CHF) Iron deficiency ... More advanced stages ... #pharmacology #pathophysiology ... #cardiology
The more we learn the heart the more we improve our “temporal resolution” at understanding a
#Pathophysiology ... #Cardiology #CardiacCycle ... #Stages #Systole
Mixing Study
 • Clotting tests can be abnormal due to either a clotting factor deficiency, or
clotting factor deficiency ... Patient has a factor deficiency ... Study #diagnosis #hematology ... #pathophysiology ... #hematology #laboratory
Recurrent / Breakthrough DVT During Anticoagulation

Subtherapeutic Anticoagulation
Hypercoagulable State 
 - Antithrombin deficiency 
 - Hypercoagulability ot
Hypercoagulable State ... - Antithrombin deficiency ... anticoagulation #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
or hyposplenic states ... malignancy • Iron deficiency ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)

DKA is a result of an absolute or relative insulin
Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology ... relative insulin deficiency ... DKA, the normal state ... to a starvation state ... #Pathophysiology