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Cellular and humoral immune responses of the adaptive immune system. Activated T cells accomplish cellular immune
Exogenous antigen ... associated with CD4 ... or CD8, depending ... ImmuneResponses #immunology ... #pathophysiology
Type IV Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Definition: Unique because it is entirely T-Cell mediated; exposure to
Pathogenesis and clinical ... harmful -> Th Cells activate ... Stevens-Johnson Syndrome ... HypersensitivityReaction #Allergy #Immunology ... #pathophysiology
Inflammatory Cascade: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Continued Innate Immunity
 • Phagocytosis: (main mechanism) neutrophils and macrophages engulf
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... cytotoxic cell activity ... #Inflammation #pathophysiology ... #immunology
Inflammatory mechanism of asthma. 
Airway epithelial cells exposed to activation stimuli, including allergens, viruses, and irritants,
dendritic cell (DC ... antigens and thereby activate ... naive CD4 T cells ... #asthma #pathophysiology ... #inflammatory #immunology
Humoral Immunity - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Antigens (Ag) are produced from pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites)
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... present Ag to CD4 ... helper T cells and activate ... Humoral #Immunity #pathophysiology ... #immunology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Risk Factors For Active ... Active: Symptomatic ... Tuberculosis: • Endogenous ... characteristic features Clinical
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Stiff Person Syndrome ... Pathophysiology ... Clinical Manifestations ... continuous motor unit activity ... Continuous motor-unit activity
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... signs/symptoms of active ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... intervention CMC
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Risk Factors For Active ... Active: Symptomatic ... Tuberculosis: • Endogenous ... characteristic features Clinical
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
Toxicity - Summary Clinical ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... antisynthetase syndrome ... IU/I • SAMS clinical ... increased spontaneous activity