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Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Pathophysiology: ... with ST segment changes ... Transient ST segment changes ... tests in cath lab Treatment
BRASH Syndrome

B - Bradycardia
R - Renal failure
A - AV nodal blockade
S - Shock
H - Hyperkalemia

Typical ECG
hyperkalemia) BRASH Treatment ... • Aggressive treatment ... • If on a Ca2+ channel ... diagnosis #management #pathophysiology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... tinnitus, visual changes ... organ damage • Treatment ... Lysis Syndrome: • Pathophysiology ... Low calcium • Treatment
Bipolar Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Disruption of emotional homeostasis
 • Oscillation between mood states
mood - Primary treatment ... concentration - Change ... sleep, fatigue - Change ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
and metabolic changes ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Seizures • Vision changes ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... territories signal changes ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
mucocutaneous changes ... vasculitis Treatment ... weeks #Scurvy #Pathophysiology ... #AscorbicAcid #Pathophysiology
Acute limb ischemia (ALI)

Rapid decrease in lower limb blood flow due to acute occlusion of peripheral
pathophysiology: ... In 1960s, Charles ... #endovascular #treatment
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Histoplasmosis Treatment ... Mucormycosis Treatment ... Cryptococcosis Treatment ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... its dimorphic change
Systematic changes affecting anesthesia in the obese patient.

 - Mark Harris, MD MPH @ https://twitter.com/MarkHarrisMD

#Obesity #Anesthesiology
Systematic changes ... Anesthesia #Obese #Pathophysiology ... #Changes #Effects