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NAFLD / NASH Progression Timeline
Healthy Liver → NAFLD/NASH → 0.25-3.2%/year → Cirrhotic NASH → 0.3-2.6%/year →
Risk Factors: Obesity ... , Arterial hypertension ... Risk Factors: Obesity
Pathophysiological mechanisms of diastolic heart failure HFpEF and possible therapeutic interventions.
Hypertension → Overload
Diabetes → Oxidative stress,
Hypertension → Overload ... Disseminated Ischemia Obesity
Progressive HA, decreased visual acuity, obesity. Papilledema -> pseudotumor - IUEM Ultrasound
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#POCUS #Clinical #Ocular #Papilledema #Pseudotumor
visual acuity, obesity ... #Intracranial #Hypertension
Risk factors for atherosclerosis

Modifiable risk factors:
 - Dyslipidemia (elevated LDL, decreased HDL)
 - Tobacco smoking
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Tobacco smoking - Hypertension ... Diabetes mellitus - Obesity
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary Hypertension ... : Resistant hypertension ... persistence of hypertension ... risk factors (eg, obesity ... ) for hypertension
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension ... Hypoventilation • Obesity
Pathophysiology - Renal compression as a mechanism of obesity hypertension. 
Compression of the thin loop of
a mechanism of obesity ... hypertension. ... #compression #hypertension ... #obesity #pathophysiology
Cushing Syndrome Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Suspected Cushing syndrome (central obesity, muscle weakness, refractory hypertension)
Testing:
syndrome (central obesity ... weakness, refractory hypertension
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
effusion, Pulmonary Hypertension ... decompensated CHF, Hypertensive ... Abdominal wall hernia, Obesity
Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

Heart disease 
 - Aging heart 
 - Cardiomyopathies 
 - Congestive heart
artery disease - Hypertensive ... Autonomic tone - Obesity