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Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
- Differential ... Intravenous Drug Use • Pregnancy ... from prosthetic valves ... Infected cardiac valves ... Venous #Arterial #pathophysiology
Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve 

Left Shift - decreased unloading of O2 at tissue level (i.e.  increased
variant • fetal ... diphosphoglycerate: • pregnancy ... Dissociation #Curve #Pathophysiology ... #Right #Shift #Differential
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Fatty Liver of Pregnancy ... (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... : • Defect in fetal ... infiltration) Differential ... #Fatty #Liver #Pregnancy
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
cerebral venous sinus thrombosis ... preeclampsia: late pregnancy ... Killers #Lethal #Fatal ... #Dangerous #Deadly ... #Differential
Non-Infective Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis)
Non-infective endocarditis is also known as: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), Aseptic
Non-bacterial thrombotic ... left-sided heart valves ... embolize • Cannot differentiate ... absent How can we differentiate ... Marantic #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
This can be fatal ... Characterized By: Early ... Syndrome #Nutrition #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential ... - Prosthetic valves ... Hepatic Injury: • Early ... Cerebral venous thrombosis ... Dehydrogenase #Elevated #differential
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... Bilirubin - Normal early ... bile ducts Differential ... cholestasis of pregnancy