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Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Clinical Findings Risk ... factor for Late ... Apolipoprotein E4 allele Risk ... mutations - Down syndrome ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia #pathophysiology
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Refeeding Syndrome ... Risk Factors: ... deficiency (thiamine) Late ... overload) Other Symptoms ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
with an increased risk ... fibrillation at a rate ... • Increased risk ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... #causes #cardiology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... ATRA treatment Pathophysiology ... Attempt if high risk ... in severe • Rare ... Diagnosis: >3 symptoms
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
disease Malignancy Risk ... and increased risk ... dermatomyositis) Malignancy Risk ... and increased risk ... and increased risk