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Hormonal Contraceptive Patches - Twirla vs Xulane

#patches #contraceptive #contraception #obgyn #gynecology #comparison #Twirla #Xulane #pharmacology
contraceptive #contraception ... obgyn #gynecology #comparison
Hormonal Contraceptive Vaginal Rings - NuvaRing vs Annovera

#vaginal #rings #contraceptive #contraception #obgyn #gynecology #comparison #NuvaRing #Annovera
contraceptive #contraception ... obgyn #gynecology #comparison
Clinician's Pocket Guide to Vasopressors - Receptor Profiles and Hemodynamic Parameters
 • Systemic Vascular Resistance -
of myocardial contractions ... cheatsheet #management #comparison
Adrenoceptor Actions
α1
 • Vascular smooth muscle - Contraction
 • Genitourinary smooth muscle - Contraction
 • Intestinal
smooth muscle - Contraction ... smooth muscle - Contraction ... smooth muscle - Contraction ... pathophysiology #comparison
Esophageal Motility Disorders
Obstructive Physiology: EGJ, Distal Esophagus
Distal Contractility: Hyper-contractile, Hypo-contractile
Type I achalasia, Type II achalasia, Type
Contractility: Hyper-contractile ... , Hypo-contractile ... Motility #Disorders #comparison
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
shock, Uterine contractions ... #rheumatology #comparison
Landolfi’s Sign on Physical Exam

A 73-year-old man presented with shortness of breath. On ocular exam, pupil
pupil dilation and constriction ... refers to systolic contraction
Cardiac Cycle - Pathophysiology
 - Atrial Contraction
 - Isovolumetric Contraction
 - Rapid Ventricular Ejection
 - Slow
Pathophysiology - Atrial Contraction ... Isovolumetric Contraction
Cardiac Myocyte Contractile cycle
 - Ca2+ binds to TnC → TnI is inhibited → conformational change
Cardiac Myocyte Contractile ... Cardiology #Myocyte #Contractile ... #Cycle #Contraction
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis, Examination and Management

Uterotonic Medications (after delivery of the placenta):
 • Oxytocin
causes uterine contraction ... causes uterine contraction ... induces uterine contraction ... induces uterine contraction