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NAFLD / NASH Progression Timeline
Healthy Liver → NAFLD/NASH → 0.25-3.2%/year → Cirrhotic NASH → 0.3-2.6%/year →
Risk Factors: Obesity ... hypertension, Diabetes ... Risk Factors: Obesity ... , Diabetes, Advanced
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 
Compression of median nerve 
Risk Factors 
 • Obesity 
 • Female gender
Risk Factors • Obesity ... Coexisting conditions (diabetes
Pathophysiological mechanisms of diastolic heart failure HFpEF and possible therapeutic interventions.
Hypertension → Overload
Diabetes → Oxidative stress,
Hypertension → Overload Diabetes ... Disseminated Ischemia Obesity
Assessment of diabetic control:
 - Any episodes of hypoglycaemia, diabetic ketoacidosis, hospital admission? 
 - Is
Assessment of diabetic ... hypoglycaemia, diabetic ... supportive of diabetes ... development, avoiding obesity ... vaccination #diabetes
Risk factors for atherosclerosis

Modifiable risk factors:
 - Dyslipidemia (elevated LDL, decreased HDL)
 - Tobacco smoking
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Hypertension - Diabetes ... mellitus - Obesity
Hypothalamus Anatomy and Hypothalamic Nuclei
 • Anterior hypothalamic nucleus - Body temperature, thermal regulation (heat dissipation),
destruction causes diabetes ... stimulation results in obesity ... destruction results in obesity
Specific considerations for the elderly undergoing steroid treatment
Corticosteroid Adverse Effects - More frequent and/or severe among
elderly - Truncal obesity ... fibrillation - Diabetes
Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

Heart disease 
 - Aging heart 
 - Cardiomyopathies 
 - Congestive heart
heart disease Diabetes ... Autonomic tone - Obesity
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
Type 2 Diabetes ... Overweight, Abdominal obesity ... • Gestational Diabetes ... @AmyChung #Diabetes
Likelihood Ratios of Clinical Features Ruling In Deep Vein Thrombosis
Malignant disease	2.71
History of deep vein thrombosis	2.25
Recent immobilization	1.98
Difference
Difference in calf diameter ... Calf pain 1.08 Obesity