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Nephron - Diuretic Sites of Action

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#Nephron #Diuretics #Site #Action #Location #Nephrology #Pathophysiology #Pharmacology
/9780323449427/critical-care-nephrology ... Action #Location #Nephrology ... #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology
Comparison of oral OTC antihistamines.

Clinical practice guidelines (PMID: 25644617) recommend 2nd-generation/less sedating oral antihistamines for adult
Comparison of oral ... Clinical practice ... interactions, age ... antihistamines #allergy #pharmacology ... #rrhinitis #comparison
Phimosis 
Inability to retract the foreskin - Can be normal up to 3 years old -
3 years old - Clinically ... significant after age ... #Paraphimosis #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #Urology
Complications of CKD
 - Patients with stages 1-3 ([GFR] >30 mL/min) of CKD are generally asymptomatic;
mL/min) of CKD are ... not clinically ... disturbances manifest clinically ... #Pathophysiology ... #Nephrology #CKD
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... blood donor • Pathophysiology ... Risk factors: Age ... transfusion • Pathophysiology ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
Pathophysiology: ... Risk factors: age ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #neurology #posture
Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
POSITIONAL VERTIGO • Age ... patient with a clinical ... LABYRINTHITIS • Age ... Labyrinthitis #diagnosis #neurology ... #comparison
Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

Stress ulcerations are common in ICU patients and may lead to hemorrhage if not
Stress ulcerations are ... hospitalization) • Pathophysiology ... Risk Factors • Clinical ... #criticalcare #pharmacology
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
features that are ... high index of clinical ... Hypercoagulable states • Clinical ... indwelling catheters • Clinical ... #Endocarditis #comparison
Varicocele: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Primary:
 - Anatomically: the left spermatic vein drains into the left renal
Pathogenesis and clinical ... right varicoceles are ... #Varicocele #Pathophysiology ... Signs #Symptoms #Urology