- Autoimmune inflammation of the heart valves.
- Bacterial colonization and vegetation formation on damaged heart valves.
- Degeneration of heart valve tissue.
- Increased pressure in the heart chambers.
No category found.
- Loop diuretic.
- Aldosterone antagonist, reducing sodium and water retention and potassium loss.
- Beta-blocker.
- ACE inhibitor.
- Oral antibiotics and observation.
- Surgical appendectomy to prevent perforation and peritonitis.
- Laxatives.
- Pain medication only.
- Thromboembolic event.
- Rupture of a cerebral blood vessel (often due to weakened walls from chronic hypertension).
- Vasospasm.
- Global cerebral ischemia.
- Bronchoconstriction.
- Non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema due to increased alveolar-capillary membrane permeability.
- Alveolar destruction.
- Pulmonary fibrosis.
- Presence of severe ketosis and acidosis.
- Profound hyperglycemia and hyperosmolarity without significant ketosis.
- Absence of dehydration.
- Normal insulin levels.
- Increased oxygen-carrying capacity.
- Decreased oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood, leading to tissue hypoxia.
- Increased blood viscosity.
- Enhanced immune response.
- Oral analgesics.
- Immediate neuroimaging to confirm hemorrhage and neurosurgical consultation.
- Physical therapy.
- Antihistamines.
- Increased bicarbonate reabsorption.
- Impaired renal excretion of acid and reduced bicarbonate regeneration.
- Overproduction of lactic acid.
- Excessive loss of CO2?.
- Superficial mucosal inflammation.
- Transmural inflammation and fibrosis.
- Diverticular outpouchings.
- Gastric acid erosion.
- Decreased thyroid hormone production.
- Excess thyroid hormone production, leading to a generalized hypermetabolic state.
- Adrenal insufficiency.
- Excess parathyroid hormone.
- Inhibits Vitamin K epoxide reductase.
- Directly inhibits Factor Xa.
- Directly inhibits thrombin.
- Binds to antithrombin III.
- Administering oral fluids.
- Monitoring for and managing seizures, arrhythmias, and severe agitation with benzodiazepines.
- Encouraging sleep.
- Providing nutritional supplements.
- Peripheral vasoconstriction.
- Redistribution of fluid from the lower extremities to the pulmonary circulation when lying flat.
- Decreased venous return.
- Increased cardiac contractility.
- Increased systemic vascular resistance.
- Profound decrease in cardiac output, leading to inadequate tissue perfusion.
- Increased blood volume.
- Vasodilation.
- Viral infection of the bladder.
- Bacterial infection and inflammation of the renal parenchyma and renal pelvis.
- Kidney stone obstruction.
- Glomerular inflammation.
- Loss of dopaminergic neurons.
- Demyelination of nerve fibers in the CNS.
- Accumulation of amyloid plaques.
- Peripheral nerve inflammation.
- Risk of joint pain.
- Risk of spinal cord compression.
- Risk of skin rash.
- Risk of kidney stones.
- Increases LDL cholesterol.
- Inhibits HMG-CoA reductase, reducing cholesterol synthesis and stabilizing atherosclerotic plaques.
- Increases triglyceride levels.
- Directly dilates coronary arteries.
