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Kawasaki Disease (Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome) 
An rare systemic acute febrile vasculitic syndrome. Aetiology unknown. 
Affects
rare systemic acute ... lethal cardiac complications ... #Features #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Alzheimer’s Disease ... / Symptoms / Complications ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia #pathophysiology ... #geriatrics #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
 •
When present, symptoms ... , signs, and complications ... • "Vasomotor" symptoms ... concentration in the normal ... von Willebrand disease
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
weeks incubation Acute ... Romana's sign ... /symptoms, positive ... serology, smear ... PCR + 20-90%, normal
Acute Otitis Media: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings (in Children)
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: 
 - Bacterial: Streptococcus
Acute Otitis Media ... of secretions normally ... #OtitisMedia #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms ... #signs #peds #pediatrics
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... Signs and symptoms ... Multiple Sclerosis Treatment ... ) • Acute: ... #treatment #MS
Bipolar Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Disruption of emotional homeostasis
 • Oscillation between mood states
variability in disease ... Definite periods of normal ... mood - Primary treatment ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #Signs #Symptoms
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
caucasian • Symptoms ... orbital pain, (Sub)acute ... Unilateral • Signs ... lesions (a), Brain: normal ... other auto-immune diseases
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
Acute Closed Angle ... • The disease ... damage & blindness Signs ... / Symptoms / Complications ... ClosedAngle #Glaucoma #pathophysiology
Features of a Sickle Cell Crisis 
Sickle-cell disease - an autosomal recessive blood disorder.
Characterized by red
that adopt an abnormal ... The underlying pathophysiology ... 2) Aplasia - Acute ... Crisis #Features #Signs ... #Symptoms