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Pathophysiology and Effects of Insulin Deficiency

#Insulin #Deficiency #DKA #Ketoacidosis #Diabetes #Pathophysiology #Endocrinology
Pathophysiology ... Effects of Insulin Deficiency ... #Insulin #Deficiency ... #DKA #Ketoacidosis ... #Endocrinology
Pathogenesis of Diabetic Ketoacidosis - Insulin deficiency or severe insulin insensitivity 

#DKA #Pathophysiology #Endocrinology #Diabetes #Ketoacidosis
Ketoacidosis - Insulin deficiency ... insensitivity #DKA ... #Pathophysiology ... #Endocrinology
Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)

DKA is a result of an absolute or relative insulin
Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology ... relative insulin deficiency ... details of the pathophysiology ... #Pathophysiology ... #Diabetes #Endocrinology
Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
Iron Deficiency ... Heart Failure (CHF ... ) Iron deficiency ... depot iron] Treatment ... #pharmacology #pathophysiology
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Disease • GH Deficiency ... • IGF-I Deficiency ... Panhypopituitarism Treatment ... Cystic Fibrosis, CHF ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Iron Deficiency ... Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... functional ID) Treatment ... alissa_shega #iron #deficiency ... #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Hypo-Mg2+ • Vitamin deficiency ... decompensation (CHF ... • Vitamin D deficiency ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... salmonella, ...), Parasites ... Cellular immune deficiency ... Unknown cause Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
the protozoan parasite ... the absence of treatment ... cardiomyopathy (→HF ... PCR (T. cruzi DNA ... q12h)x 60 days Treatment
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
or folic acid deficiency ... factor (GCSF) treatments ... • Copper deficiency ... marrow studies Treatment ... factors (examples: G-CSF