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Presbyopia: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Presbyopia is part of the normal ageing of the lens
Myasthenia Gravis may precipitate ... diuretics may precipitate ... #Presbyopia #pathophysiology
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Pathophysiology: ... sympathetic tone may precipitate
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
) Identify the precipitant ... DiabeticKetoacidosis #DKA #pathophysiology
Delirium Precipitants in the Elderly

I think of delirium like the AKI of the brain. Baseline risk
Delirium Precipitants ... Hospitalization I divide precipitants ... #Delirium #Precipitants
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
disease states Pathophysiology ... chondrocytes likely precipitates
Serotonin Syndrome Drug Precipitants and Pharmacology
↑ Serotonin Formation: Tryptophan, Oxitriptan
↑ Serotonin Release: Amphetamines, Cocaine, Mirtazapine
↑ Serotonin
Syndrome Drug Precipitants ... diagnosis #drug #Precipitants
FIGURE 3. KERATIC PRECIPITATES. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS AND JONATHAN TROBE, MD.

In addition to a good
KERATIC PRECIPITATES ... Keratic precipitates ... SlitLamp #Keratic #Precipitates
Atrial Fibrillation - Management Principles

1) TREAT ANY IDENTIFIED PRECIPTANT(S) 
2) RATE OR RHYTHM CONTROL 
3) ANTICOAGULATION
ANY IDENTIFIED PRECIPTANT
Diabetes Pathophysiology and Medication Targets

The ominous octet is one concept that summarizes the different pathophysiologic pathways
Diabetes Pathophysiology ... the different pathophysiologic ... #Diabetes #Pathophysiology
Differential Diagnosis of Hypoglycemia
Evaluation of Hypoglycemia
Patients with known diabetes who are not systemically ill and can
identify a clear precipitant