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Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Amyloid precursor protein ... amyloid precursor protein ... chromosome 21) Signs / Symptoms ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Gastrointestinal Manifestations
 - Thrombosis of vessels in the pancreas, Vasculitis -> Acute Pancreatitis
Chiari Syndrome - Protein-Losing ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms
Tuberculous Pleural Effusions - Tests and Biomarkers
Age + fever + red blood cells + ADA -
method Duration of symptoms ... + protein + leukocyte
X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
The epidemiology of this disease is 1/340,000 births and roughly double
signal transduction protein ... immunoglobulin proteins ... immunity Signs/Symptoms
Protein Losing Enteropathy
Clinical Presentation:
 • Volume overload: Peripheral edema, pleural effusion or ascites.
 • Gl symptoms
Protein Losing Enteropathy ... • Gl symptoms ... apparent cause of protein ... Low-fat, High-protein ... @UTSWIMchief #Protein
Feedback Loop: Growth Hormone (GH)
Growth Hormone:
 • Liver -> GHR activates JAK-STAT pathway -> Incr IGF1
gene expression/protein ... lipolysis Signs/Symptoms
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Pathogenesis and investigations
Risk Factors:
 - Unclear environmental triggers (may be viral, not
be viral, not proven ... old; F>M Signs/Symptoms ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
Acute Rheumatic Fever: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Delayed autoimmune reaction
-> Molecular mimicry
-> GAS antigen cross-reacts with host
->
myosin and cardiac proteins ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) is a rare but potentially serious adverse reaction that has been
Symptoms of VITT ... and neurological symptoms ... against the spike protein
Lower Urinary Tract Infection: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

- Predisposing Factors:  Immunocompromised state, diabetes, elderly, female
urethra (E. coli, Proteus ... epithelium and causing symptoms ... Signs/Symptoms ... Pathophysiology #Signs #Symptoms