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Pathophysiology of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) and Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome (HHS)
Absolute Insulin deficit:
 - Type I DM:
Pathophysiology ... Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome ... pts under large stresses ... to insulin TX, stresses ... #dka #hhs #pathophysiology
Purple Urine Bag Syndrome
Chronic, indwelling catheter + bacteriuria (Providencia, Klebsiella, E.coli*) + alkaline urine
Tryptophan → Indoxyl
Purple Urine Bag Syndrome ... Purple #Urine #Bag #Syndrome ... #PUBS #pathophysiology ... #clinical #photo ... #differential #
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW) Study Card #Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #WPW #WolffParkinsonWhite #DeltaWave #ShortPR #Criteria #ECGEducator
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome ... (WPW) Study Card ... #Pathophysiology
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
heart disease: CAD ... Long/short QT syndromes ... , Brugada syndrome ... Acquired long QT syndrome ... Arrest #cardiology #differential
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
BEE Syndromes - ... CNS) involvement can ... and treatment can ... • Sjögren syndrome ... #inflammatory #differential
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Increased Loss 
 - Increased GI Loss
 - Increased Urinary
Hypokalemia - Differential ... - Refeeding Syndrome ... #Hypokalemia #Differential ... potassium #low #pathophysiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Chest Pain - Differential ... Myocarditis - CAD ... dissection - SCAD ... Costochondritis - Tietze syndrome ... Pain #ChestPain #Differential
Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) - Pathophysiology:
→ Massive tumor cell lysis
→ Release of large amounts of K+,
Tumor lysis syndrome ... (TLS) - Pathophysiology ... AML, NHL → AKI can ... #TumorLysis #syndrome ... #TLS #Pathophysiology
Lemierre’s Syndrome - Pathophysiology

Lemierre’s is an infectious thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein.

 - It starts
Lemierre’s Syndrome ... - Pathophysiology ... untreated, it can ... #Lemierres #Syndrome ... #Pathophysiology
Causes of Generalized Edema - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Overfill (Increased renal sodium retention, Urine Na > 40meq/L)
Generalized Edema - Differential ... NSAlDs • AKI/CKD ... • Nephrotic Syndrome ... • Nephrotic syndrome ... #Generalized #Differential