3899 results
Chronic Pancreatitis: definition, pathophysiology, causes, investigations and treatment.
From my #caseoftheday series on twitter. Follow for more
Chronic Pancreatitis ... : definition, pathophysiology ... , causes, investigations
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... : Chronic heart ... → Inflammation causes ... endpoint of all-cause
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Chronic Hypertensive ... • Acute and chronic ... hyalinization causes ... Papilledema #Chronic ... #Retinopathy #pathophysiology
Diabetes – diabetic nephropathy
Majority of the literature in the area is applied to the diabetic nephropathy
- Chronic hyperglycemia ... be the primary cause ... - Cytokines #Pathophysiology
Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve 

Left Shift - decreased unloading of O2 at tissue level (i.e.  increased
pregnancy • chronic ... Dissociation #Curve #Pathophysiology ... #Differential #Causes
The Inhibited Pathway caused by N2O, leading to a decrease in the active form of Vitamin
Inhibited Pathway caused ... Chronic abuse of ... - Chronic use ... of N2O can cause ... #Pathophysiology
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused ... changes and may cause ... Malnutrition due to chronic ... are the leading cause ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... Physiologic Causes ... Pathologic Causes ... disorders - Chronic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Acquired Disorders of Reduced Bone Strength: Pathogenesis
 • Hyperparathyroidism
 • Vitamin D deficiency
 • Malabsorption syndromes
syndromes • Chronic ... Diabetes • Other causes ... #BoneStrength #pathophysiology
Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome (CECS)
 • Diagnosis Of CECS requires patient to undergo the same exertional
Chronic Exertional ... activity that causes ... CompartmentSyndrome #CECS #pathophysiology