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Anaphylaxis: Signs and Symptoms
Anaphylaxis: when any egg of three conditions is met:
1. Acute onset of skin/mucosal
Anaphylaxis: Signs and Symptoms ... Acute onset of skin ... in the acute phase ... #Anaphylaxis #pathophysiology ... #immunology #diagnosis
Gaucher Disease 

Pathophsiology
 • Lysosomal storage disorder
 • Deficiency of ß-glucocerebrosidase
• Accumulation of glucosylceramide in macrophages
Diagnosis
Gaucher Disease ... Pathophsiology ... ß-glucocerebrosidase activity • Mutation ... #Gauchers #Disease ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
The epidemiology of this disease is 1/340,000 births and roughly double
epidemiology of this disease ... history of the disease ... immunity Signs/Symptoms ... Agammaglobulinemia #XLinked #pathophysiology ... #immunology
Acute limb ischemia (ALI)

Rapid decrease in lower limb blood flow due to acute occlusion of peripheral
Acute limb ischemia ... blood flow due to acute ... The symptoms of ... pathophysiology: ... #CLI #heparin #amputation
Acute Rheumatic Fever: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Delayed autoimmune reaction
-> Molecular mimicry
-> GAS antigen cross-reacts with host
->
Acute Rheumatic ... auto-reactive B and CD ... , Carditis #Acute ... RheumaticFever #pathophysiology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in ... Clinical Signs/Symptoms ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... intervention CMC ... CMC_IM #Potts #Disease
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Acute Retroviral ... Syndrome Acute ... presentation of acute ... during transient CD4 ... ART to slow HIV disease
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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growth AND • JAK2 mutation ... incidentally via CBC ... When present, symptoms ... • "Vasomotor" symptoms ... von Willebrand disease
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
with the same symptoms ... with decreased immunologic ... collagen vascular diseases ... polycystic kidney disease ... redflags #signs #symptoms
Features of a Sickle Cell Crisis 
Sickle-cell disease - an autosomal recessive blood disorder.
Characterized by red
Sickle-cell disease ... Sickle cell disease ... The underlying pathophysiology ... 2) Aplasia - Acute ... Features #Signs #Symptoms