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Diabetic Nephropathy: Pathogenesis
 - Metabolic Pathway
 - Hemodynamic Pathway

#Diabetic #Nephropathy #Diabetes #pathophysiology
Diabetic Nephropathy ... Hemodynamic Pathway #Diabetic ... #Nephropathy #Diabetes ... #pathophysiology
Diabetes – diabetic nephropathy
Majority of the literature in the area is applied to the diabetic nephropathy
Diabetesdiabetic ... applied to the diabetic ... nephropathy ... - Cytokines #Pathophysiology ... #Nephropathy
Erectile Dysfunction: Pathogenesis

Erectile Dysfunction - Persistent or recurrent inability to achieve an erection sufficient to achieve
trauma, iatrogenic, diabetes ... afferent/sensory neuropathy ... efferent (autonomic neuropathy ... hyperlipidemia, diabetes ... #Pathophysiology
Diabetic Foot: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Polyol Pathway - Excess glucose enters Polyol pathway ->
Diabetic Foot: Pathogenesis ... increasing cytogenetic dysfunction ... vascular disease and neuropathy ... => Diabetic foot ... #DiabeticFoot #pathophysiology
Fecal Incontinence - Pathogenesis and Complications
Continence mechanisms are impaired
 • Local neuronal damage
 • External and
constipation • Sensory neuropathy ... Diabetes) • Altered ... Incontinence #geriatrics #pathophysiology
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
genitourinary dysfunction ... Emergency • Peroneal Neuropathy ... sensory #motor #leg #physicalexam
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
gravidarum - Diuretic ... and myocardial dysfunction ... Symmetrical peripheral neuropathy ... to peripheral neuropathy ... beriberi #nutrition #pathophysiology
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
sensation, etc) • Neuropathic ... bladder/bowel dysfunction ... Syndrome #MSK #pathophysiology
Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

Heart disease 
 - Aging heart 
 - Cardiomyopathies 
 - Congestive heart
heart disease Diabetes ... drugs - Thyroid dysfunction ... AFib #Cardiology #Pathophysiology
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
Pathophysiology: ... serotonergic-noradrenergic dysfunction ... pleurothotonus #PhysicalExam