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Copper Deficiency - Mechanisms
There are 2 main mechanisms of copper deficiency
Decreased intake from:
 - Gastric bypass,
, Celiac which reduce ... absorption - Reduced ... Copper #Deficiency #Causes ... differential #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Hyperkalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
R/O Pseudo-hyperkalemia:
 • Possible Lab error! Alwavs Repeat Blood sample!
 • Leukocytosis, Thrombocytosis:
excrete more K+ to reduce ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes ... potassium #high #pathophysiology
Small Bowel Infarction - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Thankfully, bowel infarction in general is the rarest cause
is the rarest cause ... intestine, due to reduced ... mesenteric arteries, reduced ... to the colon is reduced ... SmallBowel #Infarction #pathophysiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... → Inflammation causes ... analyses showed reduced ... endpoint of all-cause
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
epilepticus • Pathophysiology ... Pulmonary Edema: • Pathophysiology ... The predominant pathophysiologic ... • Pathophysiology ... - PE also reduces
Acquired Disorders of Reduced Bone Strength: Pathogenesis
 • Hyperparathyroidism
 • Vitamin D deficiency
 • Malabsorption syndromes
Acquired Disorders of Reduced ... Diabetes • Other causes ... #BoneStrength #pathophysiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... Physiologic Causes ... Pathologic Causes ... deficiency anemia (reduced ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
thrombin time • Reduced ... , V and II • Reduced ... protein C and S Pathophysiology ... Treat primary cause ... Coagulation #diagnosis #causes
Hemolysis in Hereditary Spherocytosis. Panel A shows the structure of a normal red cell and a
deficiencies that cause ... deformable owing to a reduced ... #Pathophysiology
Diabetic Foot: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Polyol Pathway - Excess glucose enters Polyol pathway ->
Polyol pathway -> reduced ... Glycosylation - AGE cause ... #DiabeticFoot #pathophysiology