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Pathophysiology of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) and Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome (HHS)
Absolute Insulin deficit:
 - Type I DM:
Pathophysiology ... Hyperosmolar Syndrome (HHS ... insulin demand Relative ... #pathophysiology ... #comparison #endocrinology
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
asymptomatic patient has ... testing (TST) False-negative ... because false-negative ... sample = 95% • A negative ... #InfectiousDiseases
Calcium homeostasis is a process controlled by chiefly by hormones vitamin D and PTH. 
Vitamin D
converted to its active ... regulated by classical negative ... by increasing active ... #Pathophysiology ... #Endocrinology
Clozapine Toxicology
Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic most often reserved for use in patients who have treatment-resistant
Clozapine Toxicology ... It has a greater ... effect on negative ... some limited activity ... #Clozapine #Toxicology
Menstrual Cycle Physiology: Correlating the Ovarian and Uterine Cycles
Note: Some charts show different relative levels of
show different relative ... to compare the relative ... of estrogen to negatively ... #OvarianCycle #pathophysiology ... #comparison #endocrinology
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
disease states Pathophysiology ... deposit and can activate ... Think of the "H's ... Needle-shaped, negatively ... #CPPD #Gout #Comparison