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Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
that any given case ... disease who have low ... #Specificity #PositivePredictiveValue ... #NegativePredictiveValue ... #Calculation #Table
Septic Arthritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Notes:
- Septic Arthritis is typically monoarticular & the knee is involved
involved in >50% of cases ... - decr blood flow ... 50% neutrophils, low ... S.A. can also be caused ... SepticArthritis #pathophysiology
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
Insufficient blood flow ... SvO2 → Low PaO2 ... CaO2 → Low SvO2 ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #pathophysiology
Aqueous Humor Production and Drainage
 • Provides nutrition, removes wastes, and transports neurotransmitters to the avascular
) -> AH passes through ... systemic venous circulation ... suprachoroidal space -> Passes ... systemic venous circulation ... #Pathophysiology
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Increased Loss 
 - Increased GI Loss
 - Increased Urinary
Causes of Hypokalemia ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes ... #potassium #low ... #pathophysiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... Physiologic Causes ... Pathologic Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #causes #cardiology
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
should identify any cause ... surgery related cause ... Increase fresh gas flow ... actions (Box D). ❹ Circulation ... • If circulation
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
Classification Types - Pathophysiology ... blockage in blood flow ... caused by a massive ... Depends on the cause ... #Shock #Types #Pathophysiology
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
Increase fresh gas flow ... pressure as a cause ... . ❹ Circulation ... intrathoracic pressure can cause ... o Endocrine cause
Causes of B12 deficiency. 

This great diagram shows normal absorption and outlines most possible causes. At
Causes of B12 deficiency ... most possible causes ... bind Cbl in the circulation ... #Differential #Causes ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology