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Graves’ Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
B & T lymphocyte mediated autoimmunity attack TSH receptor -> Continuous
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... T lymphocytes also ... GravesDisease #pathophysiology ... #endocin #endocrinology ... #diagnosis
Holster Sign in Dermatomyositis

Interestingly, poikiloderma and violaceous erythema can occur in sun protected areas as well
Holster Sign in ... protected areas as ... SkinRash #Dermatomyositis ... #Dermatology #Clinical ... #Photo
Problem Representation - Approach to the Infectious Disease Patient

Who: Patient age and host/risk factors (such as
factors (such as ... , splenectomy, etc ... illness What: Key signs ... that define the clinical ... #History #HPI #Diagnosis
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
of the clinical ... lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... cellular function Clinical ... Exam: clinical evidence ... EMG: LMN Signs in
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential Diagnosis ... hypertension and signs ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... renovascular or endocrine ... renal bruit or signs
X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
The epidemiology of this disease is 1/340,000 births and roughly double
Pathogenesis and clinical ... 40% of patients diagnosed ... Signs of immunodeficiency ... Inability to produce all ... Agammaglobulinemia #XLinked #pathophysiology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... systemic sx + signs ... vision changes, etc ... pain that worsens as ... GCA #Temporal #Signs
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Enteroviruses (e.g ... • Varicella-zoster ... • Common clinical ... Acute meningeal signs ... /l is regarded as
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis ... and Clinical Features ... same precursor as ... atrophy/weakness 4) Endocrine ... #signs #symptoms
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... renal failure Clinical ... mediators such as ... (e.g. incidental ... #Management #Signs