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A schema of the pathophysiology of the inborn errors of metabolism, excluding complex storage diseases. Helps
the lab values table ... MetabolicEmergency #Genetics ... #Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Differential ... Peds #Pediatrics #Table
Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology ... and Differential ... Infiltrative • Genetic ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #cardiology
Lab patterns seen in Inborn Errors of Metabolism

A table of lab values compiled from UpToDate and
Metabolism A table ... metabolicemergency-pathophysiology-differential-pediatrics-metabolism-algorithm-diagnosis ... Peds #Pediatrics #Table ... #NICU #Genetics
Tetralogy of Fallot Summary
 • Anatomy
 • Incidence
 • Pathophysiology
 • Presentation
 • Common Variants
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• Incidence • Pathophysiology ... • Associated Genetic ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... peds #pediatrics #treatment
Warfarin tablet strengths are color coded. There might be a slight variation depending on the generic
Warfarin tablet ... depending on the generic ... Warfarin #Coumadin #Cardiology ... #Color-Coded #Pharmacology
Back to the "10 Need to Know" series - Drug Therapeutic Target Levels. 

For lithium, target
vary depending on treatment ... (0.5 - 0.8 ng/mL ... Ranges #Toxicology #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #Table
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
• Exogenous (KCL ... #hyperkalemia #differential ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #pharmacology #
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
management #algorithm #pharmacology ... #treatment #medications ... #table #pharmacotherapy ... #decisionaid #cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
Ferritin < 100 ng/mL ... depot iron] Treatment ... #Failure #CHF #pharmacology ... #pathophysiology ... #cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... Ferritin <100 ng/mL ... Ferritin 100-299 ng/mL ... functional ID) Treatment ... diagnosis #management #cardiology