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Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
capillary wedge pressure ... -right atrial pressure ... Diagnosis #PACatheter #NormalValues ... Chambers #Wedge #PCWP ... #Pressures #SVR
Regulation of GFR
Physiologically, GFR is auto-regulated very precisely with changes in the mean arterial pressure (MAP)
mean arterial pressure ... Neuro-hormonal feedback #Pathophysiology ... #Nephrology #GFR
Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
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Increased Intracranial Pressure ... (ICP) - Pathophysiology ... Manage Blood Pressure ... #ICP #Pathophysiology ... #neurology #neurosurgery
Mechanisms of nephron damage in cardiorenal syndrome
 • Increased renal interstitial pressure
 • Hypoperfusion
 • Reduced
renal interstitial pressure ... syndrome #Mechanisms #pathophysiology ... #nephrology
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
essential for blood pressure ... • Blood pressure ... increases blood pressure ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Pathophysiology ... #Nephrology #Chloride
Mixed Urinary Incontinence: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Urgency Urinary Incontinence (UUI) -> Urinary leakage preceded by a
intravesicle pressure ... intra-abdominal pressure ... urethral closure pressure ... Incontinence #Mixed #Pathophysiology ... Signs #Symptoms #Urology
Priapism: Pathogenesis

 - Post-cavernosal venous occlusion -> Post-cavernosal venous drainage is mechanically obstructed e.g. sickle cell
-> Increased pressure ... #Priapism #Pathophysiology ... #Urology #Diagnosis
Varicocele: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Primary:
 - Anatomically: the left spermatic vein drains into the left renal
- Increased pressure ... spermatic vein pressure ... #Varicocele #Pathophysiology ... Signs #Symptoms #Urology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... the diastolic pressure ... diagnosis #management #neurology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Mutism Pathophysiology ... Supraorbital pressure ... Nail bed pressure ... place patient on pressure ... #PhysicalExam #neurology