Showing posts with label Vascular Medicine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vascular Medicine. Show all posts

Erectile Dysfunction (ED) DDx: ENVY MP

E NDOCRINE - PROLACTN, DM
N EUROLOGIC - MS, ALS
Y UP! - ALCOHOL

M eds - beta-blocker, m-DOPA, SSRI
P SYCHOL - MDE, ANXIETY

EtOH:
*NEURO-PATHY
*HYPO-GONADISM

Men who use ED drugs have higher rates of STDs, particularly HIV infection - Ann Intern Med http://goo.gl/UH78

Related:

Predisposing Factors for DVT: SICC PT

S urgery
I mmobilization
C ontraceptive pill
C oagulation defects, i.e. ALASCA (see below)

P regnancy
T rauma


ALASCA – DDx of Hypercoagulability Causes:

A PS, e.g. in SLE
L eiden factor V mutation
A PC resistance
S protein deficiency
C protein deficiency
A T III deficiency


Proteins C and S are
C lot
S toppers