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Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Both can decrease ... In CHF, decreases ... In COPD, decreases ... hair) • Risk Of Clinical ... #criticalcare #management
Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Negative feedback on hypothalamus/pituitary, Decreasing ACTH -> Decr Sex
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Factors (GF's) • Decrease ... Osteocytes • Increase ... Bone Resorption, Decreased ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
ferroportin → Decreased ... ferroportin leads to decreased ... improvement in symptoms ... and QOL and decreased ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Pathogenesis and Clinical ... paresthetica • Symptoms ... 3-6 months of symptom ... mass Sensory Symptoms ... Only: - Decreased
Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
• Primary Sjögren's is a solitary process whereas secondary Sjögren's
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... (SLE) Signs / Symptoms ... gland size - Decreased ... (Dry eyes) - Decreased ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
Mixed Urinary Incontinence: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Urgency Urinary Incontinence (UUI) -> Urinary leakage preceded by a
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... coapting urethra -> Decreased ... strength causing Decreased ... sphincter unit; Decreased ... Pathophysiology #Signs #Symptoms
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Diagnosis and Management ... extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... Signs/Symptoms: ... back pain - Symptoms ... pain, numbness, decreased
Recommended Follow-up of Treated Syphilis Cases

EVIDENCE OF TREATMENT FAILURE OR POSSIBLE REINFECTION
• Persistence or recurrence of
recurrence of signs and symptoms ... nontreponemal titer to decrease ... development of signs and symptoms ... nontreponemal titer to decrease ... Failure #Treatment #Management
Goals and limits for treatment of Hyponatremia Stratified by duration and risk of Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome
<48h) Severe symptoms ... Mild or moderate symptoms ... moderate, or mild symptoms ... Moderate or mild symptoms ... goals #limits #management
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS 
OF ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY. 

Primary and secondary adrenal insufficiency:
 - Tiredness, weakness, mental depression
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS ... nervous system symptoms ... - Amenorrhea, decreased ... Headache, visual symptoms ... Insufficiency #Signs #Symptoms