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Pulmonary Vascular Resistance vs Systemic Vascular Resistance

#Pulmonary #Vascular #Resistance #Systemic #Comparison #pulmonaryhypertension #PHTN #pathophysiology #anesthesiology #anesthesia
Pulmonary Vascular Resistance ... Systemic Vascular Resistance ... Pulmonary #Vascular #Resistance ... anesthesiology #anesthesia #causes
Infographic of common causes of acute otitis media and resistance mechanisms of these bacteria. 
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Haemophilus
Infographic of common causes ... otitis media and resistance ... PenicillinBindingProtein #Resistance
Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Low Serum Mg: GI losses, Renal losses, Alcoholism, Malnutrition, Drug-Induced
deficiency or resistance ... Pseudohypoparathyroidism (PTH resistance ... sunlight • Other Causes ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Kernig's Sign in Meningitis

Resistance or pain elicited by passive extension of the knees, thought to be
Meningitis Resistance ... thought to be caused
Types of Urinary Incontinence
 - Stress Incontinence - The urethral sphincter is weakened so that transient
exceed urethral resistance ... normal urethral resistance ... overcome urethral resistance ... Classification #Causes
Doxycycline - Coverage and Indications
 • Staphylococci (S aureus + CoNS)
 • The tick stuff: Borrelia
• "Atypical" causes ... Pneumococcus (~20-25% resistance ... although substantial resistance
Furosemide (Lasix) Pharmacology
 • IV Furosemide in Acute Heart Failure
 • Causes of Diuretic Resistance
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Heart Failure • Causes ... of Diuretic Resistance ... Approach to Diuretic Resistance
Etiologies of Hypoaldosteronism

Hyporeninemic Hypoaldosteronism (Low Renin, Low Aldosterone)
 - Diabetic Nephropathy 
 - NSAIDs
Non-Hyporeninemic Hypoaldosteronism (Normal
disorders Aldosterone Resistance ... Comparison #Table #Causes
When to Evaluate for Secondary Causes of Hypertension
1. Severe or resistant HTN
2. Acute rise/lability in BP
3.
for Secondary Causes ... Severe or resistant ... #Hypertension #causes
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Secondary Causes ... hypertension (multi-drug resistance ... withdrawal Anatomic Causes ... RAS Metabolic Causes ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes