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Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
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Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology ... Avoid vasodilating agents ... sedation • During ... : • Osmotic agents ... Pressure #ICP #Pathophysiology
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis
Distal RTA is the true Nephrogenic RTA and can be truly divided into
defect - ENaC mutation ... - SCNN mutation ... mutations) - CNI agents ... RTA #diagnosis #differential
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Arterial Thrombosis - Differential ... Factor V Leiden mutation ... Prothrombin gene mutation ... Venous #Arterial #pathophysiology ... #hematology #differential
Acute limb ischemia (ALI)

Rapid decrease in lower limb blood flow due to acute occlusion of peripheral
pathophysiology: ... diseased arteries during ... angioplasty balloons, & stents ... #CLI #heparin #amputation
Erythroderma - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Extensive cutaneous capillary dilation, results in widespread exfoliation of the
Pathophysiology: ... Histamine 4) Skin-homing ... Nikolsky #Algorithm #Differential
Metabolic Acidosis with Anion Gap - KILU Mnemonic

K - Ketoacidosis
	• DKA
		- With normal glucose, ask if
SGLT2 deficiency mutation ... hypoxia (e.g. shock, dying ... Acidosis #diagnosis #differential
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency (21-OHD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Autosomal recessive mutation in CYP21A2 coding for the enzyme 21-OHase
Autosomal recessive mutation ... in CYP21A2 coding ... #21HydroxylaseDeficiency #21OHD #pathophysiology
Schematic representation of the major sources of ammonia production and its excretory pathway (GI = gastrointestinal,
- Chemotherapy agents ... deficiency #Ammonia #Pathophysiology ... Hyperammonemia #Differential
Classification of Jaundice
Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (predominantly indirect bilirubin)
 • Increased bilirubin production (eg, hemolytic anemias, hemolytic reactions,
Rotor syndrome) or mutation ... in genes coding ... #unconjugated #differential
The timing of various hemodynamic and related events during the cardiac cycle

#CardiacCycle #Stages #Systole #Diastole #HeardSounds
hemodynamic and related events ... during the cardiac ... Electrocardiogram #Pathophysiology