12 results
Cyanide Toxicity 
Treatment:
1) Hydroxocobalamin + Cyanide = Cyanocobalamin (nontoxic) 
   or 
2) Amyl nitrite
Amyl nitrite - causes ... thiosulfate enhances conversion ... Cyanide #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Pathophysiology
Lower Urinary Tract Infections: Complications
 - Infection damages the urinary tract epithelium causing fibroblast proliferation and
Tract Infections: Complications ... - Infection damages ... urea which may cause ... UrinaryTractInfection #LUTI #Pathophysiology ... #Complications
Opioid Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
Note: Opioid withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable, but is rarely life-threatening
Opioid Withdrawal ... Clinical Findings and Complications ... Note: Opioid withdrawal ... Gastrointestinal distress (nausea ... Withdrawal #Opiate #Pathophysiology
Pathogenesis of Select Causes of Constipation in Adults and in Elderly

 • Mechanical (ex. Bowel Obstruction,
Pathogenesis of Select Causes ... functions -> Decr Digestion ... Opioid Analgesics ... ) -> Opioids bind ... #constipation #pathophysiology
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... epidural hematoma • Infection ... Signs / Symptoms / Complications ... Syndrome #MSK #pathophysiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Framework NCPE Pathophysiology ... Causes include: ... Pulmonary vascular congestion ... syndrome (ARDS) • Opioid
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Head and neck masses ... Infection or cancer ... problems affect the conversion ... cause unknown) ... ○ Meningitis complications
Mixed Urinary Incontinence: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Urgency Urinary Incontinence (UUI) -> Urinary leakage preceded by a
inflammation/ infection ... Incr PVR if a complication ... SUI or UUI not caused ... Incontinence #Mixed #Pathophysiology
Diabetic Foot: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Polyol Pathway - Excess glucose enters Polyol pathway ->
Glycosylation - AGE cause ... Osteomyelitis - Infection ... bone necrosis -> Infection ... #DiabeticFoot #pathophysiology ... #complications
Causes of Toxic Megacolon - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Ulcerative colitis, Crohn's colitis
Causes of Toxic ... Crohn's colitis • Infection ... Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (complicating ... with triggering Opioids ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes