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Episode 55 – A Cute Pigment
Why doesn’t hemolysis cause acute kidney injury as easily as rhabdomyolysis? Whenever we see a patient with rhabdomyolysis one of the biggest concerns is acute kidney injury (AKI). We reflexively go from looking at the creatinine kinase (CK) to looking at creatinine. But we see a lot of hemolysis and don’t have the same reflex.Continue reading “Episode 55 – A Cute Pigment”
Episode 54 – A Lincoln Theory
What conditions affected Abraham Lincoln? There are certain figures in history whose health has fascinated medical historians and engendered a lot of speculation. Vincent Van Gogh’s affinity for the color yellow was discussed in episode 4. Other examples are Ludwig van Beethoven and the cause of his deafness and the uncertainty surrounding the death ofContinue reading “Episode 54 – A Lincoln Theory”
Episode 53 – Very/Qurious Hypoxemia
Why does pulmonary embolism cause hypoxemia? It almost seems unnecessary to ask why an acute pulmonary embolism causes hypoxemia. There’s a clot in the lungs; of course there is going to be an issue with oxygenation. But, as soon as you begin to interrogate the physiology, it becomes quite clear there is a lot moreContinue reading “Episode 53 – Very/Qurious Hypoxemia”
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