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Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
an identifiable cause ... The cause is unknown ... but its clinically ... Palsy #neurology #anatomy ... #pathophysiology
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
Pathogenesis and clinical ... share the same pathophysiology ... • Other rare causes ... overgrowth: • Carpal ... endocrinology #pathophysiology
Gonorrhea: Pathophysiology

 - Neonatal Transmission -> Direct contact of patient mucosa with mother's infected mucosa while
Gonorrhea: Pathophysiology ... down the birth canal ... to host mucosal cells ... antibodies and causes ... #Gonorrhea #Pathophysiology
Type IV Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Definition: Unique because it is entirely T-Cell mediated; exposure to
Pathogenesis and clinical ... exposure to allergen causes ... harmful -> Th Cells ... macrophages, mast cells ... Allergy #Immunology #pathophysiology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
protein C and S Pathophysiology ... organ damage Clinical ... variants of both • Acral ... Schistocytes, helmet cells ... Treat primary cause
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... paresthesias (carpal ... malignancy Pathophysiology ... or refractory cases ... Endocrinology #Treatment #Pathophysiology
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Medical Comorbidities Malignancies (most commonly hairy-cell leukemia)
Immunogenetic Predisposition: patient is
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Viral replication causes ... vascular endothelial cells ... PolyarteritisNodosa #Pathophysiology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... Activation of CD8 T cells ... accumulation of clinical ... Assessment • Clinical ... Drugs, Unknown cause
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... diffusion of K+ out of cells ... may cause serum ... Abdominal pain, nausea ... DiabeticKetoacidosis #DKA #pathophysiology
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
Pathogenesis and clinical ... the mastoid air cells ... and mastoid air cells ... hearing loss, nausea ... #Mastoiditis #pathophysiology