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Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Thyrotoxicosis - Wet Beriberi ... significantly positive ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Thiamine Deficiency / Beriberi

#beriberi #Thiamine
Thiamine Deficiency / Beriberi ... #beriberi #Thiamine
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Thyrotoxicosis - Wet Beriberi ... Diagnosis #causes #cardiology
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
confabulation), dry berberi ... polyneuropathy), wet beriberi
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
AV Shunts Wet Beriberi ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Important Biostatistics and Epidemiology Equations

Sensitivity = TP / (TP + FN) = true positives / disease
TP + FN) = true positives ... disease absent Positive ... TP + FP) = true positives ... / all positives ... all negatives Positive
Sgarbossa's criteria - Positive EKG

#Clinical #Cardiology #EKG #ECG #Sgarbossas #Criteria #Positive
Sgarbossa's criteria - Positive ... EKG #Clinical #Cardiology ... Sgarbossas #Criteria #Positive
Medications that Can Cause False Positives on Drug Tests

Urine drug screens (UDSs) are simple to use,
Can Cause False Positives ... yielding false-positive ... can cause false positives ... Amphetamine false positives ... may cause false-positive
Positive FAST in the RUQ view demonstrating echogenic clot in Morison’s pouch with adjacent anechoic free
Positive FAST in ... Diagnosis #EM #Trauma #Radiology ... HepatorenalRecess #Positive
Acute Coronary Syndrome - Management Algorithm
 • STEMI
 • NSTEMI (Troponin Positive) / Unstable Angina (UA,
NSTEMI (Troponin Positive ... Management #Algorithm #cardiology