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Type A Aortid Dissection - Suprasternal View

Type A Aortic Dissection (TAD), present on this suprasternal view
Type A Aortid Dissection ... insuff, pericardial effusion ... supports PE or other causes ... #TypeA #Aortic # ... #Notch #Aorta #POCUS
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... But diffusion of ... out of cells may cause ... be used by the brain ... DiabeticKetoacidosis #DKA #pathophysiology
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
Classification Types ... - Pathophysiology ... in blood flow caused ... Depends on the cause ... #Shock #Types #Pathophysiology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
/ hypoxemia -> focus ... on improving perfusion ... Reduced tissue perfusion ... B1: - Diabetes ... #typea #typeb #
DKA DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA:
1. Serum glucose >250 mg/dL
2. Arterial pH <7.3
3. Serum bicarbonate <18 mEq/L
4. At least
patients with type ... 2 diabetes, in ... have new-onset diabetes ... are Euglycemic Diabetic ... Continue insulin infusion
Pathogenesis of Rheumatic Fever

Pathogenesis of rheumatic fever. 
1. GAS pharyngitis leads to antigenic presentation of pathogenic
heart, skin, and brain ... Exposure of Type-IV ... antibodies which can cause ... In the brain, autoantibodies ... Rheumatic #Fever #Pathophysiology
Type A Aortid Dissection - Suprasternal View

Type A Aortic Dissection (TAD), present on this suprasternal view
Type A Aortid Dissection ... insuff, pericardial effusion ... supports PE or other causes ... #TypeA #Aortic # ... Suprasternal #Aorta #POCUS
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
condition that causes ... spinal cord and brain ... thickening can cause ... Changes in Perfusion ... Frontotemporal brain
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
severe with any type ... • Traumatic brain ... epilepticus • Pathophysiology ... The predominant pathophysiologic ... • Pathophysiology
COVID-19 - How does it affect you? 
Gas Exchange 
Each sac of air, or alveolus, is
gas exchange; Type ... that the oxygen passes ... right through, and Type ... endosome or membrane fusion ... azuravesta #COVID19 #Pathophysiology