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Major Brain Complications of Endocarditis
Abscess:
 • May be macro or micro and occur at site of
Major Brain Complications ... Ischemic stroke caused ... The most common complication ... neudrawlogy and Casey ... #brain #neurological
Pulmonary Vascular Resistance vs Systemic Vascular Resistance

#Pulmonary #Vascular #Resistance #Systemic #Comparison #pulmonaryhypertension #PHTN #pathophysiology #anesthesiology #anesthesia
Pulmonary Vascular ... Resistance #Pulmonary ... pulmonaryhypertension #PHTN #pathophysiology ... anesthesiology #anesthesia #causes
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
• Traumatic brain ... epilepticus • Pathophysiology ... Edema: • Pathophysiology ... volume, decreased bowel ... • Pathophysiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary ... Framework NCPE Pathophysiology ... Causes include: ... edema • Bowel ... edema (Traumatic brain
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
lymphadenopathy, pulmonary ... • Usually is a complication ... contrast enhancement Brain ... Children with pulmonary ... neurological symptoms • Caused
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
Mechanical Bowel ... Ileus: Functional bowel ... • Infrequent bowel ... percussion • Nausea ... obstruction #sbo #ileus #pathophysiology
Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
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Post-operative Pulmonary ... Complications ... #RiskFactors #pulmonary ... #complications ... anesthesia #surgery #causes
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
: R/O cardiac, pulmonary ... musculoskeletal causes ... genitourinary causes ... Peritonitic • Bowel ... • Irritable bowel
Small Bowel Infarction - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Thankfully, bowel infarction in general is the rarest cause
Small Bowel Infarction ... Thankfully, bowel ... is the rarest cause ... Bowel infarction ... SmallBowel #Infarction #pathophysiology
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
The most common causes ... more than one cause ... stain (suspected bowel ... concentration (bowel ... perforation), Serum pro-brain