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Infographic depicting the main pearls of various types of congenital adrenal hyperplasia for the medical student.
CongenitalAdrenalHyperplasia #diagnosis #comparison ... #treatment #Peds ... #Endocrinology ... #Adrenal #pathophysiology
Hashitoxicosis

‘Leakage’ symptoms of active Hashimoto’s disease

- Hashitoxicosis (Htx) can occur during the initial hyperthyroid stage in
Leakage’ symptoms of active ... lymphocytes and plasma cells ... Leakage’ symptoms of active ... Hashitoxicosis #Hashimotos #Endocrinology ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential ... Responsive to Treatment ... growth, response to treatment ... Classification #pathophysiology ... Diagnosis #NonHodgkin #differential
Humoral Immunity - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Antigens (Ag) are produced from pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites)
and activate them ... neutralizing them - Activate ... Complement: Abs activate ... proliferate and differentiate ... Humoral #Immunity #pathophysiology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... macrophages and T cells ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... macrophages and T cells ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... Excessive glutamate activity ... conditions listed in differential ... diagnosis column Treatment ... by decreasing activity
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Pathophysiology ... Release from blast cells ... initiation • Differential ... Renal Failure Treatment
Bone resorption and the relationship between osteoblasts and osteoclasts.  
RANK is expressed on the osteoclasts,
life cycle and activity ... expressed on marrow cells ... matrix and are most active ... #Pathophysiology ... #Endocrinology
Menstrual Cycle Physiology: Correlating the Ovarian and Uterine Cycles
Note: Some charts show different relative levels of
and granulosa cells ... granulosa and theca cells ... #OvarianCycle #pathophysiology ... #comparison #endocrinology