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Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve 

Left Shift - decreased unloading of O2 at tissue level (i.e.  increased
Curve Left Shift ... • stored red blood ... Dissociation #Curve #Pathophysiology ... #Left #Right #Shift ... #Differential #Causes
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
assessment findings associated ... epilepticus • Pathophysiology ... : The shift of fluid ... system injury (with associated ... • Pathophysiology
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Emergency Management ... mmol/L - Consider cause ... Gluconate IV Shift ... Monitor K+ and Blood ... #Hyperkalemia #management
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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Diagnosis and Management ... Dermatomyositis) AKI - Pathophysiology ... Shift of extracellular ... Heme associated ... #Summary #causes
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... Physiologic Causes ... Pathologic Causes ... Pulse pressure - associated ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
of peripheral blood ... Left Shift: • ... Metamyelocyte (Left Shift ... tachycardia or fever, is associated ... #pathophysiology
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
the total white blood ... leukemia (CML) - associated ... Chickenpox Other Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #hematology #basophils
Features of a Sickle Cell Crisis 
Sickle-cell disease - an autosomal recessive blood disorder.
Characterized by red
autosomal recessive blood ... go on to block blood ... Crises can be precipitated ... and are usually associated ... The underlying pathophysiology
Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
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Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology ... ICH Management ... = dilated BV = raises ... Pressure #ICP #Pathophysiology ... #neurosurgery #management
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... = nonspecific (nausea ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology ... obgyn #diagnosis #management ... #pathophysiology