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Onchocerciasis “River Blindness”: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations
Vectorial Transmission
-> Onchocerca volvulus, a parasitic helminth, matures in to
Onchocerca volvulus, a parasitic ... Microfilariae enter ... Corneal opacity (sclerosing ... RiverBlindness #pathophysiology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infections: Cerebral abscess (bacterial, fungal, parasitic), Neurocysticercosis, Tuberculoma, Cerebral
bacterial, fungal, parasitic ... Disease: Multiple sclerosis ... Differential #Diagnosis #neurology
McDonald Criteria for Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis
 • 2 or more attacks, 2 or more lesions
McDonald Criteria ... Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis ... #McDonald #Criteria ... Diagnosis #Multiple #Sclerosis ... #MS #neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Multiple Sclerosis ... McDonald diagnostic criteria ... 85% of pts) → Enter ... objective evidence of neurologic ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Pathophysiology of The Nephron - Electrolyte and Water Exchange

The nephron — electrolyte and water exchange. 
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Pathophysiology ... sodium per day enter ... #Pathophysiology ... #Nephrology #Nephron
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ... Pathophysiology ... diagnosis: months - Criteria ... : El Escorial criteria ... #neurology #diagnosis
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
• Nocardia • Parasitic ... : • Multiple Sclerosis ... causes #radiology #neurology
Intestinal Hookworm Life Cycle
1) Eggs in feces
2) Rhabditiform larva hatches
3) Development to filariform larva in environment
4)
Re-activated larvae may enter ... lifecycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc #parasite
Ascaris lumbricoides - Ascariasis Life Cycle
1) Adults in small intestine
2) Fertilized egg - Unfertilized egg (will
Hatched larvae enter ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc #parasite
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
: - Multiple sclerosis ... Mumps, WNV - Parasite ... Scleroderma, Systemic sclerosis ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology