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Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
Syndrome Signs/Symptoms ... Complications: • Gonadal hypoplasia ... Syndrome #genetics #pathophysiology ... #peds #pediatrics
Therapeutic Plasma Exchange - Circuit Diagram
Goal = removal of abnormal/excess cells or substances that:
 • Have
Exchange - Circuit Diagram ... Autoantibody • Immune ... Plasma #Exchange #pathophysiology
Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) is a rare but potentially serious adverse reaction that has been
Vaccine-induced immune ... Symptoms of VITT ... and neurological symptoms ... that while the diagram ... thrombocytopenia #COVID #pathophysiology
Henoch Schonlein Purpura 
Typically a young boy. Often occurs following upper respiratory tract infection. A systemic
with IgA dominant immune ... Purpura #Diagnosis #Peds ... Pediatrics #Signs #Symptoms
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
mutations) • Immune ... HCV - HIV • Immune ... Hypocellular/Hypoplastic ... Level ↑ • Marrow hypoplasia ... • Improve the symptoms
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
Manifestations • Immune ... Complications #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
Nodules • Auto-immune ... Alopecia • Auto-immune ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Medical Comorbidities Malignancies (most commonly hairy-cell leukemia)
Immunogenetic Predisposition: patient is
a dysregulated immune ... PolyarteritisNodosa #Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
cell-mediated immune ... - Formation of immune ... HenochScholeinPurpura #Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
Acute Otitis Media: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings (in Children)
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: 
 - Bacterial: Streptococcus
#OtitisMedia #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms ... #signs #peds #pediatrics