Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Darrow-Yannet Diagrams simplified

What are Darrow Yannet diagrams?
They are graphs that tell you the osmolarity and volume changes of body fluids.

X axis represents volume.
Y axis represents solute concentration.

Total body water = 2/3 ICF (Intracellular fluid) + 1/3 ECF  (Extracellular fluid)

Remember:
All volume disturbances originate in the ECF compartment.
Changes in ICF are in response to changes in ECF.

How to make the graph in your head -
Step 1. Figure out what happens to the osmolarity and volume in the ECF compartment (ECF is the smaller compartment)
Step 2. Think how is ICF affected?

Let's review some examples to make sure we understand the concept!

Thursday, August 15, 2013

How to remember lipoprotein disorders

Hello everyone!

Click here to read about Lipoproteins and apoproteins if you need a quick revision before we get started :)

In this blog post, I'll be talking about lipoprotein disorders, how to remember them and some facts that you need to know about the disorders.

Friday, August 9, 2013

What is the difference between prerenal failure & acute tubular necrosis?


What is prerenal failure?
Prerenal acute renal failure (ARF) occurs when a sudden reduction in blood flow to the kidney (renal hypoperfusion) causes a loss of kidney function.
In prerenal acute renal failure, there is nothing wrong with the kidney itself.

What is acute tubular necrosis?
Acute tubular necrosis is a kidney disorder involving damage to the tubule cells of the kidneys, which can lead to acute kidney failure.

What is the difference between prerenal failure & acute tubular necrosis?

Thursday, August 8, 2013

Arteriovenous fistula - What happens to cardiac output and total peripheral resistance and why?

What is an AV fistula?
An arteriovenous fistula is an abnormal connection or passageway between an artery and a vein.

When an arteriovenous fistula is formed involving a major artery like the abdominal aorta, it can lead to a large decrease in peripheral resistance.

Why?

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Medicowesome Flashcards 2 download

Hey everyone! <3

Here is the link for the second set of flashcards -
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B47QBCwY_mUMYmZVbjdlMTlTU1k/edit?usp=sharing


Friday, August 2, 2013

Difference between iron deficiency anemia and anemia of chronic disease

Hi everyone!
Sometimes simply reading doesn't help you get the difference..
So I made these notes to help you have a visual idea of the terms used while describing these diseases.