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Jaundice - Pathophysiology and Causes

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Jaundice #Pathophysiology #Differential #Unconjugated #Causes #Diagnosis
Jaundice - Pathophysiology ... and Causes - ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Jaundice #Pathophysiology ... #Unconjugated #Causes
Clues to Differential Diagnosis of Central Cyanosis: Onset of cyanosis, Clubbing, Secondary erythrocytosis, Auscultation, X-ray, Echocardiography,
Clues to Differential ... Central Cyanosis: Onset ... Central #Cardiology #Causes ... #Table #Comparison
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
cause quadriplegia ... infection -> Sudden onset ... > Inflammation causes ... direct contact & infects ... peds #pediatrics #pathophysiology
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
population Disease onset ... decades of life Causes ... Insect stings Disease ... fever, fatigue, Nausea ... rheumatology #comparison #table
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
Myopathy (Also caused ... Erythematosus #SLE #MSK ... Complications #pathophysiology
Differentiation Between Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephritic Syndrome 
== Nephrotic Syndrome ==
Onset - Insidious 
Edema - ++++
Blood
Nephrotic Syndrome == Onset ... Red blood cell casts ... Syndrome == Onset ... Red blood cell casts ... Nephritic #Comparison #Table
Disc Herniations - Pathogenesis and Complications
• 90% of Lumbar disc herniations happen at L4/5 and L5/S1
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-> Disc less able ... complications #msk ... #pathophysiology
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Rheumatic Fever Acute Onset ... Reactive Insidious Onset ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
4) Average age onset ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... symptoms are not caused ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... anterior/posterior MSK
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
factor for Late Onset ... Alzheimer's (99% of cases ... factors for Early Onset ... Alzheimer's (1% of cases ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia #pathophysiology