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Causes and Pathophysiology of Hypertension

#Causes #Pathophysiology #Hypertension #Primary #Essential #Secondary #Differential

** GrepMed Recommended Text: Guyton and
Causes and Pathophysiology ... Hypertension #Causes #Pathophysiology ... Essential #Secondary #Differential ... Hall Textbook of Medical
Leishmaniasis Life Cycle
1) Sandfly takes a blood meal (injects promastigote stage into the skin)
Human Stages:
2) Promastigotes
takes a blood meal ... takes a blood meal ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Babesiosis - Babesia Life Cycle
1) Tick takes a blood meal (sporozoites introduced into host)
2) Trophozie ←→
takes a blood meal ... takes a blood meal ... takes a blood meal ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Malaria - Plasmodium Life Cycle
1) Mosquito takes a blood meal (injects sporozoites)
Human Liver Stages
2) Infected liver
takes a blood meal ... takes a blood meal ... lifecycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Filariasis - Life Cycle of Wuchereria bancrofti
1) Mosquito takes a blood meal
2) Adults in lymphatics
3) Adults
takes a blood meal ... takes a blood meal ... lifecycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Clonorchiasis - Clonorchis sinensis Life Cycle
1) Embryonated eggs passed in feces.
2) Eggs ingested by the snail
→ Sporocysts → Rediae ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Hepatitis C, HIV • Medical ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #differential
Loiasis - Loa loa Life Cycle
1) Fly (genus Chrysops) takes a meal (L3 larvae enter bite
Chrysops) takes a meal ... takes a blood meal ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Hypochloremia - Differential ... • AMS (altered mental ... Hypochloremia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Pathophysiology
Onchocerciasis - Onchocerca volvulus Life Cycle
1) Blackfly (genus Simulium) takes a blood meal (L3 larvae enter
takes a blood meal ... takes a blood meal ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases