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Schizophrenia: Pathogenesis and Symptoms
Increased dopaminergic transmission in mesolimbic projection
-> Dopaminergic neurons here project into the limbic
is thought to cause ... unresponsive to environment ... is thought to cause ... Schizophrenia #pathophysiology
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Medical Comorbidities Malignancies (most commonly hairy-cell leukemia)
Immunogenetic Predisposition: patient is
immune response Environmental ... Viral replication causes ... PolyarteritisNodosa #Pathophysiology
Medical Conditions Causing Mania or Mania-Like Episodes: Pathogenesis
 • Bipolar Disorder -> Combination of individual, genetic,
, genetic, and environmental ... Manic #Secondary #Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Potassium - Extreme environmental ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... physical exercise and environmental ... Hyperventilation, Dizziness, Nausea ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Pathophysiology of Hemolytic Anemia
 - Defects in RBC internal contents (thalassemia, hemoglobinopathies, and metabolic defects)
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Pathophysiology ... Defects in the RBC's environment ... #Pathophysiology
Causes of Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis
Inherited
 • Membrane
 • Internal
    - Hemoglobin
Causes of Hemolytic ... Acquired • Environment ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Blast Injury Categories
 - Primary - Direct effect from blast shockwave 
 - Secondary - Impact
exploding device or environment ... - Quaternary - Environmental
Common Causes of Nontraumatic Cardiac Arrest
Cardiac, Respiratory, Circulatory, Metabolic, Toxic and Environmental Causes

#Cardiac #Arrest #ACLS #Differential
Common Causes of ... Metabolic, Toxic and Environmental ... Causes #Cardiac ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Chronic Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Poor Growth
 - Non-Specific CXR
Causes of Chronic ... Aspiration • Environmental ... Cough • Environmental ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Jaundice - Pathophysiology and Causes

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Jaundice #Pathophysiology #Differential #Unconjugated #Causes #Diagnosis
Jaundice - Pathophysiology ... and Causes - ... #Jaundice #Pathophysiology ... #Unconjugated #Causes