PIRATES : Pulmonary disease Ischemia Rheumatic heart disease Anemia/Atrial myxoma Thyrotoxicosis Ethanol Sepsis Chronic AF— hypertension, CHF.
ITP often no cause (cause be due to URTI, SLE, HIV, HCV) Acute: children (2-6 y.o) => abrupt hemorrhagic…
Acetone produces the characteristic fruity odor on the breath found in some patients in DKA. HOW? Acetone is very volatile…
MECHANISM: Decrease in arteriolar resistance via vasodilation. This arterial vasodilation goes unmatched by the venous circulation, which CCB do not…
When pH drops, K+ is pumped out of the cell in exchange for H+ because the body is trying to…
Anion gap = Difference between the unmeasured cations and unmeasured anions in the serum [artificial] It will done with serum…
Type 1 Type 2 Abrupt Polyuria (increased urine production) HOW? The increase glucose in the blood will act as an…
Metabolic effects Insulin stimulates Insulin inhibits Carbohydrate metabolism Glucose transport in adipose tissue and muscle Rate of glycolysis in muscle…
The connecting peptide, or C-peptide, is a short 31-amino-acid protein that connects insulin's A-chain to its B-chain in the proinsulin…
Dihydropyridine: Think Amlodipine and Nifedipine (-dipine) They act through systemic vascular vasodilation of arteries. Can be used to treat angina.…
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