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Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System (RAAS) 

The kidneys produce renin in response to low blood pressure or low plasma
Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System (RAAS ... form angiotensin I. ... Angiotensin I is ... Pathophysiology #RAAS
Guidelines Directed medical therapy for Heart Failure 

Satyendra Dhar, MD, @DharSaty

#HFrEF #GDMT #sodium-glucosecotransporter-2inhibitors #SGLT2i #reninangiotensinaldosteronesysteminhibitors
reninangiotensinaldosteronesysteminhibitors #RAAS-I
Cavity Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary Lesions:
C: cancer 
 - bronchogenic carcinoma: most frequently squamous cell carcinoma
Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary ... SCC) - cavitary pulmonary ... bland and septic pulmonary ... emboli) I: infection ... abscess - pulmonary
Guide to Treatment of Hepatitis C with Direct Acting Antivirals.

Here is a pocket guide to initial
treatment of HCV with DAAs ... This was a guide I
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
vascular - pulmonary ... embolus I = infection ... - pulmonary abscess ... - CPAM - pulmonary ... Differential #Lung #Pulmonary
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
and other non-pulmonary ... a number of x-rays ... these chest x-rays ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... Pumonary cardiogenic
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
leptospirosis or yersinia/rats ... Others: - Pulmonary ... abnormalities (Pulmonary ... Pneumonia #diagnosis #pulmonary
Paradoxical Breathing in Flail Chest

Video via Dr. Carlos Romero

#Flail #Chest #Paradoxical #Breathing #Pulmonary #Respiratory #clinical #video
Flail Chest Video ... Paradoxical #Breathing #Pulmonary ... Respiratory #clinical #video
Fingernail Clubbing on Physical Exam

#Fingernail #Clubbing #PhysicalExam #clinical #video #pulmonary #nail
PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #pulmonary #nail
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
filling patterns I: ... velocities, PVF: pulmonary ... atrium, PASP: pulmonary