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Age Related Macular Degeneration: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Photoreceptor atrophy 
-> Extracellular debris (drusen) from RPE atrophy/metabolism
blood flow from choroid ... reach retina from choroid ... pass into the choroidal ... grow from the choroidal ... MacularDegeneration #pathophysiology
Reactive Arthritis
 • Inflammation of joints (commonly large joints)
    - Asymmetric Oligoarthritis: Joint
ciliary body, & choroid ... ReactiveArthritis #pathophysiology
Psoriatic Arthritis: Complications

 • Ocular - Inflammation of middle layer of the eye (the uvea, which
ciliary body, and choroid ... PsoriaticArthritis #pathophysiology
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
atrophic areas in the choroid ... #Retinopathy #pathophysiology
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Inflammatory Disease: (i.e. GCA, SLE, GPA) ->
perfusion -> The choroidal ... Occlusion #CRAO #pathophysiology
Graves’ Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
B & T lymphocyte mediated autoimmunity attack TSH receptor -> Continuous
thyroglobulin, Thyroid ... also attack other thyroid ... thyroglobulin, thyroid ... Hoarseness, Dysphagia, Thyroid ... GravesDisease #pathophysiology
Hashitoxicosis

‘Leakage’ symptoms of active Hashimoto’s disease

- Hashitoxicosis (Htx) can occur during the initial hyperthyroid stage in
s disease, the thyroid ... make too much thyroid ... damaged due to thyroid ... Eventually thyroid ... Endocrinology #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Hypercalcemia of Malignancy - Pathophysiology
PTH-mediated
 • Parathyroid cancer
 • Ectopic production: Small cell lung cancer, ovarian
of Malignancy - Pathophysiology ... adenocarcinoma of thyroid ... Hypercalcemia #Malignancy #Pathophysiology
Hashitoxicosis - Autoimmune thyroid disease overlap syndrome of Graves' and Hashimoto's disease

Autoimmune thyroid disease overlap syndrome
Autoimmune thyroid ... disease leading to thyroid ... processes • Thyroid ... determines your thyroid ... Endocrinology #Pathophysiology
Diabetes Pathophysiology and Medication Targets

The ominous octet is one concept that summarizes the different pathophysiologic pathways
Diabetes Pathophysiology ... the different pathophysiologic ... #Diabetes #Pathophysiology