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Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
chromosome 21) Signs ... Executive planning dysfunction ... seizure, primitive reflexes ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia #pathophysiology ... geriatrics #diagnosis #signs
Male Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erectile Dysfunction
 - Psychological
    •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Psychological • Performance ... Amphetamines) Chronic ... Hyperthyroidism • Chronic ... endocrinology #causes
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... lumbar spine Signs ... of normal leg reflexes ... bladder/bowel dysfunction ... Syndrome #MSK #pathophysiology
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Chronic Hypertensive ... • Acute and chronic ... diffuse light reflex ... #Retinopathy #pathophysiology ... ophthalmology #diagnosis #signs
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Mutism Pathophysiology ... Severe injury/dysfunction ... • Gag reflex ... • Examine for signs ... Casey Albin MD @
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... : 1) T-cell dysfunction ... Self-limiting, chronic ... but stable or chronic ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs
Causes of Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Abnormal Chest X-Ray:
 • Chronic Infection (Eg. Fungal, Tuberculosis)
Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Inhibitor • Reflux-Associated ... • Vocal Cord Dysfunction ... #Causes #PrimaryCare
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Manifestations Causes ... processed grains - Chronic ... and myocardial dysfunction ... impairments - Impaired reflexes ... beriberi #nutrition #pathophysiology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bowel or bladder dysfunction ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... • Bilateral signs ... • Infectious causes
Pathogenesis of Select Causes of Constipation in Adults and in Elderly

 • Mechanical (ex. Bowel Obstruction,
Pathogenesis of Select Causes ... CNS neurons -> Dysfunction ... Digestion and colonic ... sphincter fail to relax ... #constipation #pathophysiology