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Jaundice - Pathophysiology and Causes

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Jaundice #Pathophysiology #Differential #Unconjugated #Causes #Diagnosis
Jaundice - Pathophysiology ... and Causes - ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Unconjugated #Causes ... #Diagnosis
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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Eosinophils (Eos) and ... cytokines Common causes ... CD3-CD4+ T cells ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes
"Recommended laboratory HIV testing algorithm for serum or plasma specimens. Based on: Centers for Disease Control
Disease Control and ... Testing for the Diagnosis ... #Testing #HIV #CDC ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #InfectiousDisease
Acute Rheumatic Fever: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Delayed autoimmune reaction
-> Molecular mimicry
-> GAS antigen cross-reacts with host
->
: Pathogenesis and ... CD-4+ T cells ... dopamine release -> Sydenham's ... RheumaticFever #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs
Echinococcus Life Cycle
1) Adult in small intestine eggs
2) Embryonated egg in feces
3) Oncosphere hatches; penetrates intestinal
commonly liver and ... Echinococcus #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
Disorders - Markers and ... Differential Diagnosis ... , CD3 Chronic ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Leishmaniasis Life Cycle
1) Sandfly takes a blood meal (injects promastigote stage into the skin)
Human Stages:
2) Promastigotes
various tissues and ... Leishmaniasis #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
, Pathophysiology ... and Differential ... Diagnosis • Dilated ... #Pathophysiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
The Pathophysiology of Fat Absorption and Causes of Malabsorption (steatorrhoea)

#Fat #Malabsorption #Pathophysiology #Differential #Steatorrhea #Diarrhea #Diagnosis
The Pathophysiology ... Fat Absorption and ... Causes of Malabsorption ... Malabsorption #Pathophysiology ... Steatorrhea #Diarrhea #Diagnosis
HACEK is the acronym commonly used to describe and help doctors to remember a group of
used to describe and ... which can also cause ... endocarditis is caused ... Enterococcus spp. and ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases