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Diabetes Pathophysiology and Medication Targets

The ominous octet is one concept that summarizes the different pathophysiologic pathways
Diabetes Pathophysiology ... the different pathophysiologic ... hyperglycemia in type 2 ... #Diabetes #Pathophysiology ... Targets #Drug #Endocrinology
Immune Reactions and Immunosuppressant Drugs

Glucocorticoids - Inhibition of cytokine synthesis, e.g., IL-1, IL-2
Muromonab-CD3 - Monoclonal antibody
Calcineurin
., IL-1, IL-2 Muromonab-CD3 ... synthesis - IL-2 ... Basiliximab - IL-2 ... Suppression of IL-2 ... #Pharmacology #Pathophysiology
The Cardiac Cycle Animated - Systole, Diastole, Pressures and Volume - (slowed down version @ 1/2
down version @ 1/2 ... speed) #Pathophysiology ... #Cardiology #CardiacCycle
Leishmaniasis Life Cycle
1) Sandfly takes a blood meal (injects promastigote stage into the skin)
Human Stages:
2) Promastigotes
Human Stages: 2) ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Echinococcus Life Cycle
1) Adult in small intestine eggs
2) Embryonated egg in feces
3) Oncosphere hatches; penetrates intestinal
intestine eggs 2) ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Difficile Infection (CDI ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... x 10d • 1st CDI ... - consider if 2 ... IDSA 2021 CDI
PCOS Treatment
1st line = weight loss
 • 5-10% weight loss can restore ovulatory cycles
 • Improvement
acetate x 10-14d q1-2 ... COC x 6 months ... 2. ... Treatment #management #endocrinology
How dendritic cells (DCs) orchestrate adaptive immunity
1- Sensing of microbial and damage signals by DCs
2- Phenotypic
signals by DCs 2- ... activation 3- DC ... immunity #immunology #pathophysiology
Hashitoxicosis

‘Leakage’ symptoms of active Hashimoto’s disease

- Hashitoxicosis (Htx) can occur during the initial hyperthyroid stage in
and scarring 2. ... Hashitoxicosis #Hashimotos #Endocrinology ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Malaria - Plasmodium Life Cycle
1) Mosquito takes a blood meal (injects sporozoites)
Human Liver Stages
2) Infected liver
Liver Stages 2) ... lifecycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc