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The importance of knowing the PTT or PT values are to see where the patients are in the risk of clotting or bleeding. The two cascade pathways include the intrinsic and extrinsic paths. Each cascade path can be followed by monitoring the PT and PTT.
Two major types of cardiomyopathy are dilated or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Both lead to a difficulty ejecting blood into the periphery, but they have different causes, pathogenesis and physical exam features. All cardiomyopathies have the possibility of leading to heart failure if it reaches the point where the body cannot meet the body’s circulatory demands. Congestive […]
Systematic step-by-step approach to reading CT images. Educates viewer on important landmarks that a radiologist looks at in order to distinguish normal from abnormal anatomy, to confirm a certain disease or rule out a certain diagnosis, and its correlated clinical evidence.
Systematic step-by-step approach to reading CT images. Educates viewer on important landmarks that a radiologist looks at in order to distinguish normal from abnormal anatomy, to confirm a certain disease or rule out a certain diagnosis, and its correlated clinical evidence.
Systematic step-by-step approach to reading CT images. Educates viewer on important landmarks that a radiologist looks at in order to distinguish normal from abnormal anatomy, to confirm a certain disease or rule out a certain diagnosis, and its correlated clinical evidence.
Systematic step-by-step approach to reading CT images. Educates viewer on important landmarks that a radiologist looks at in order to distinguish normal from abnormal anatomy, to confirm a certain disease or rule out a certain diagnosis, and its correlated clinical evidence.
A systematic approach to acid/base problems.
Hyperkalemia is very dangerous to the function of heart. Dialysis and other aggressive treatments are advised.
Residency and the resident candidates. The logic behind the resident selections.
The Proton Pump Inhibitors are used to treat many different upper GI diseases. The lesser side effects are also advantages of theses medications.
Calcium Channel Blockers medications are to used to treat Angina, Arrhythmia, Hypertension. This group of medications will help the heart to relax and work more effectively
Antiarrhythmia medications are very important to rescue patients from dangerous cardiac arrhythmics. These dangerous arrhythmias are Afib, Aflutter, Atrial or Ventricular arrhythmias, or SVT, ect.
Angiotensin Converting Enzymes Inhibitors (ACEI) and Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARB) are the drugs of choice in managing hypertensive conditions in patients with co-morbidities such as Diabetes or Chronic Kidney Disease.
Adrenoreceptor Blockers is a group of medications that are used in managing hypertension in patients. They act on adrenergic receptors such as beta-adrenergic or alpha-adrenergic receptors. The medications can lower the heart rate, the heart contractility, and vasomotor tone of the blood vessels.
Diuretic medications are useful in treatment of hypertension by reducing the kidney's reabsorption of the euvolemic water. Loop diuretic group is the most potent diuretic medications of all the 6 groups.
Platelets are primary hemostasis via activating vWF, adhesive to collagen, releasing chemical messenger for the thrombotic process, a platelet plug function. Aspirin will permanently bind to the COX activated site; this will prevent the production to TXA2.
Dr. Toomari explains the importance of exercise and aggressive dietary modification prior to surgery. Dr. Toomari explains the scientific approach to weight loss and its ongoing research in the field.
Hepatobiliary system refers the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts, and bile. This lecture highlights a couple medical conditions that can affect these structures such as cholangitis, gallbladder stones, benign biliary strictures, gallbladder adenocarcinoma, porcelain gallbladder, hepatic amebic abscess, hepatic hydatid, and hepatocellular carcinoma.
