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Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
unknown - Familial chondrocalcinosis ... in bones - Chondrocalcinosis ... seen on x-ray #Chondrocalcinosis ... Signs #Symptoms #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis
Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Not all that wheezes is asthma
Vibrations of turbulent flow against
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Anaphylaxis, Paradoxical ... vocal cord motion ... bronchi: - Asthma/COPD ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Chondrocalcinosis: Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate (CPPD) Deposition Disease

 - Acute CPPD precipitation into the joint space ->
Chondrocalcinosis ... e.g., wrist) #Chondrocalcinosis ... #Pseudogout #CPPD ... Signs #Symptoms #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) Pathophysiology - Warm vs Cold AIHA
Warm AIHA:
 - 70%; IgG mediated
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Anemia (AIHA) Pathophysiology ... - Warm vs Cold ... Smear: spherocytes Cold ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #hematology
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
Heart Failure - Pathophysiology ... and Differential Diagnosis ... Disease - Especially COPD ... HeartFailure #CHF #Pathophysiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Benzodiazepines: Mechanism of Action and Side Effects
 • Decr spinal cord activity -> Muscle relaxant
• Decr spinal cord ... Benzodiazepines #Psychiatry #Pharmacology ... #pathophysiology
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
disease states Pathophysiology ... culture used to diagnose ... Imaging may show chondrocalcinosis ... stain and culture- Diagnose ... #rheumatology #Diagnosis
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
Algorithm for the Diagnosis ... fold paralysis, Paradoxical ... Bronchoconstriction: Asthma, COPD ... #differential #diagnosis
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Asthma • COPD ... obstruction • Paradoxical ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... Syndrome ->Cord ... • Posterior Cord ... Injury #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology