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Upper Urinary Tract infection (UUTI): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Predisposing Factors:
 - Immunocompromised, Diabetes,
 - Elderly, Female
surfaces allow bacterial ... Infection (LUTI) -> Bacteria ... LUTI slide) -> Bacteria's ... parenchyma -> Bacterial ... UrinaryTractInfection #UUTI #Pathophysiology
Gonorrhea: Pathophysiology

 - Neonatal Transmission -> Direct contact of patient mucosa with mother's infected mucosa while
Gonorrhea: Pathophysiology ... infected mucosa Bacterial ... cell surface -> Bacteria ... antibodies to a bacterial ... #Gonorrhea #Pathophysiology
Trachoma: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Environmental Factors -> Bacterial infection is encouraged by poor hygiene
Environmental Factors -> Bacterial ... sorbens) transmit bacterium ... Disease Reservoir -> Bacteria ... Trachoma #Chlamydia #pathophysiology
Lower Urinary Tract Infection: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

- Predisposing Factors:  Immunocompromised state, diabetes, elderly, female
urine, allow for bacterial ... accumulation - Bacterial ... flow) - Fecal bacteria ... Klebsiella) -> Bacterial ... UrinaryTractInfection #LUTI #Pathophysiology
Lower Urinary Tract Infections: Complications
 - Infection damages the urinary tract epithelium causing fibroblast proliferation and
Pyelonephritis - Bacterial ... epithelial barrier -> Bacteria ... - In males, bacteria ... Urease-producing bacteria ... UrinaryTractInfection #LUTI #Pathophysiology
C5-C9 Deficiency - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Note:
 • Risk of invasive meningococcal disease is 1000-10000x higher
pathogens Bacterial ... MAC formation on bacterial ... channels within bacterial ... stiffness • Bacteria ... C5C9Deficiency #Complement #pathophysiology
Non-Infective Endocarditis - Pathophysiology
Non-infective Endocarditis Pathophysiology:
 • Valves usually undamaged - Etiology poorly understood but thought
Endocarditis - Pathophysiology ... Non-infective Endocarditis Pathophysiology ... endothelium is common → Bacteria ... over clusters of bacteria ... NBTE #Marantic #pathophysiology
Acute Otitis Media: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings (in Children)
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: 
 - Bacterial: Streptococcus
Infection: - Bacterial ... - 2/3 both bacterial ... Bilateral AOM mostly bacterial ... pulls viruses and bacteria ... #OtitisMedia #pathophysiology
Anemia of Chronic Disease - Pathophysiology
One theory to explain why "anemia of chronic disease" exists:
The inflammatory
Chronic Disease - Pathophysiology ... Bacteria often require ... help to inhibit bacterial ... disease #hematology #pathophysiology
Acute Otitis Externa (Swimmer’s Ear): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Pathogens = Pseudomonas aeruginosa (most common opportunistic), Staphylococcus,
. lysozyme) -> Bacterial ... -> Invasion of bacteria ... #SwimmersEar #pathophysiology