10 results
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
O2, Monitors, ECG ... Transcutaneous Pacing ... Set pacemaker to ... Start pacing. ... seconds until pacing
Hormones Acting on the Nephron - Diuretics and Their Site of Action
 1) Acetazolamide
 2) Osmotic
Hormones Acting ... Loop Diuretics (e.g ... 4) Thiazides (e.g ... 5) Potassium-sparing ... ) #Pathophysiology
The JT Interval and Pro-Arrhythmic Risk
Measured from the J-point to the end of the T-wave, the
- Ventricular Pacing ... electrocardiogram #pathophysiology ... #ekg #ecg #cardiology
The Neuroanatomy and Physiology of Emotion
 • Thalamus
 • Primary and Association Cortices
 • The Prefrontal
, and decision making ... (e.g., embarrassment ... emotional stimulus (e.g ... #Neuroanatomy #pathophysiology
SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK

DEFINITION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
 • Sepsis: Life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host
DEFINITION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... • Pathophysiology ... Hypotension, third spacing ... bacteria, fungi (e.g ... output < 0.5 ml/kg
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
heart is pounding, racing ... exam • 12-lead ECG ... valve prolapse • Pacemaker-mediated ... Valvular disease (e.g ... Symptoms: • Chest pain
Nutrition in Cirrhosis: Dos and Don’ts
Screening:
 • Patients at risk for RFH-Nutritional Prioritizing Tool
 • Low
g of proteins/kg ... long fasting by having ... management #hepatology #pathophysiology
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
Hospitalization - Pathophysiology ... oncotic pressures acting ... 500 mL in a 70 kg ... Hospitalization #causes #pathophysiology
Scleroderma Renal Crisis (SRC)

Clinical Presentation of Scleroderma Renal Crisis:
1) Acute kidney injury
2) Abrupt onset of hypertension
3)
anemia (MAHA) Pathophysiology ... other pathology (e.g ... Initiate ACEi (short-acting ... , e.g. captopril
Anorexia Nervosa: Pathogenesis and Risk Factors
Biological Risk Factors
 • Gender: F > M
 • Genetics: concordance
External stressors: e.g ... female body as having ... AnorexiaNervosa #pathophysiology