Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
- Local and systemic ... or during hemolytic ... #Classification ... Pathophysiology #Allergy #Diagnosis ... #Reactions #Table
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
moderate diastolic dysfunction ... pulmonary artery systolic ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Grading #Classification ... Grades #Criteria #Table
Salter Harris Fractures

Pediatric physeal fractures have traditionally been described by the five-part Salter-Harris classification system.

Type I
Salter-Harris classification ... system. ... radiographs and the diagnosis ... is often made clinically ... intra-articular and the diagnosis
Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
vasodilatation, myocardial dysfunction ... shock is often clinically ... renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... Differential #Causes #Types
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
high index of clinical ... is required for diagnosis ... features: Fever -, Systemic ... features: Fever +, Systemic ... #table
Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
Systolic Anterior ... mitral valve (MV) during ... Differential diagnosis ... valve repair or dysfunction ... MV #Cardiology #Clinical
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Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Classification ... END-ORGAN DYSFUNCTION ... • Most common type ... #Types #diagnosis ... warm #wet #dry #table
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis ... and Causes Clinical ... Amyloid, Wild Type ... Cardiomyopathy, Systemic ... differential #cardiology #algorithm
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Idiopathic LV dysfunction ... LV thrombus, RV systolic ... dysfunction, Obesity ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... Delivery • Stable
Penicillin Allergy Pathway for Antibiotic Prescription in Patients With Penicillin Allergy
Mild Reaction - Itching, Minor rash
Use carbapenem Type ... rash eosinophilia systemic ... anemia • Avoid using ... there is a strong clinical ... #Prescription #algorithm