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Inflammatory Cascade: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Continued Innate Immunity
 • Phagocytosis: (main mechanism) neutrophils and macrophages engulf
Inflammatory Cascade ... engulf foreign pathogens ... System: opsonize pathogen ... cell activity #Inflammatory ... #Inflammation #pathophysiology
Inflammatory mechanism of asthma. 
Airway epithelial cells exposed to activation stimuli, including allergens, viruses, and irritants,
Inflammatory mechanism ... dendritic cell (DC ... activate naive CD4 ... #asthma #pathophysiology ... #inflammatory #
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS) - Pathophysiology
Risk factors:
 - Low CD4 count
 - Disseminated OI
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Reconstitution Inflammatory ... Syndrome (IRIS) - Pathophysiology ... factors: - Low CD4 ... Restoration of exuberant pathogen-specific ... Syndrome #IRIS #Pathophysiology
Rigors And Bacteremia - Overview

• Rigors are a response to the release of cytokines and prostaglandins
as part of the inflammatory ... response to a pathogen ... PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: ... Synthesis of pro-inflammatroy ... Rigors #Bacteremia #Pathophysiology
Functional Dyspepsia - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management
Risk factors: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, Psychological comorbidity, Helicobacter pylori infection,
Functional Dyspepsia - Pathophysiology ... Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory ... Functional #Dyspepsia #Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis #Management #algorithm
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artifact (redo CBC ... Acute or Chronic Inflammatory ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Erythroderma - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Extensive cutaneous capillary dilation, results in widespread exfoliation of the
Erythroderma - Diagnostic Algorithm ... Pathophysiology: ... the epidermis 2) Inflammatory ... Erythroderma #Nikolsky #Algorithm
Cellular and humoral immune responses of the adaptive immune system. Activated T cells accomplish cellular immune
associated with CD4 ... or CD8, depending ... intracellular pathogen ... ImmuneResponses #immunology #pathophysiology
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... comorbidities: • CBC ... respiratory viral pathogen ... #COPD #AECOPD #Algorithm
Humoral Immunity - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Antigens (Ag) are produced from pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites)
produced from pathogens ... present Ag to CD4 ... Opsonization: Abs coat pathogens ... Neutralization: Abs bind to pathogen ... Humoral #Immunity #pathophysiology