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Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
replicates within CNS ... invade URT & via hematologic ... induces vascular & CNS ... CNS and hematologic ... peds #pediatrics #pathophysiology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
CNS Manifestations ... Encephalopathy, Cognitive Dysfunction ... Disease, PRES Pathophysiology ... autoantibodies that will cause ... #neurology #rheumatology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
protein C and S Pathophysiology ... Thromboembolism (7%) • CNS ... Treat primary cause ... Coagulation #diagnosis #causes ... treatment #management #hematology
Male Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erectile Dysfunction
 - Psychological
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Erectile Dysfunction ... Psychological • Performance ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... endocrinology #causes
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Left-Sided Heart Dysfunction ... Miscellaneous: • Hematologic ... #Causes
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... No significant CNS ... dysfunction • ... CNS dysfunction ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Erythroderma - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Extensive cutaneous capillary dilation, results in widespread exfoliation of the
Erythroderma - Diagnostic Algorithm ... Pathophysiology: ... Causes: 1) Exfoliative ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... Erythroderma #Nikolsky #Algorithm
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
three primary pathophysiologic ... causes differentiated ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm ... #rheumatology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... hepatocytes → Liver dysfunction ... = nonspecific (nausea ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology ... diagnosis #management #pathophysiology
Causes of Fever in the Immunocompromised Host - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Structural Defect - Asplenia/HypospIenism
 • Bacteremia/Septic
Causes of Fever ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... jirovecii • CNS ... or Neutrophil Dysfunction ... #Causes #Hematology