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Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
•
• > 70 year old ... anesthesia #surgery #causes
Commotio Cordis 
- Commotio cordis occurs when an object strikes the chest over the heart. It
It can cause sudden ... children 5-15 years old
Several artifacts can cause significant and potentially misleading alterations to measured RBC parameters: 
1. Old samples
artifacts can cause ... Old samples cause ... Lipemia causes a ... Hemolysis causes ... Autoagglutination causes
Causes of Secondary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Absence of menses for more than 3 cycles or
Causes of Secondary ... failure (<35 years old ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
A 50-year-old ... Causes = RV failure ... pericarditis (this case
Lancisi’s Sign in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation

A 60-year-old man presented with progressive dyspnea and weight gain. A
Regurgitation A 60-year-old ... It is caused by
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the lung bases ... non-perfused vessels and causes ... apex and the lung bases ... In these cases comparison ... with old fims can
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
This 28 year old ... Entering VA was 20/40 OD ... fasciculus), which causes ... The most common causes
Newer Syphilis Reverse Algorithm 

The advent of newer, faster 
treponemal antibody tests have 
allowed high-throughput of
of inflammation caused ... for new and old
A 70-year-old woman attends a check-up with a family doctor. As a background, he has a
A 70-year-old woman ... skeletal muscles to cause