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A quick infographic on the importance of sun protection and the various results of sun damage
results of sun damage ... light that can damage ... #sun #damage #UV ... oxidizing agents, and UV ... determinants of UV-susceptibility
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Pathogenesis

 • Genetic factors (Mutations in HLA- DR2/HLA-DR3 genes, complement genes, cytokine
Environmental factors: UV-light ... (UV-A, UV-B); Viruses
Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
Bell’s Palsy is a damage ... facial nerve gets damaged
Melanoma Pathogenesis

Environmental exposure (UV light) + genetic susceptibility (CDKN2A, CDK4, MC1R, BRAF, p16/ARF genes) → accumulation
Environmental exposure (UV
Non-Infective Endocarditis - Pathophysiology
Non-infective Endocarditis Pathophysiology:
 • Valves usually undamaged - Etiology poorly understood but thought
• Underlying damage ... Bacteria adhere to damaged
Lower Urinary Tract Infections: Complications
 - Infection damages the urinary tract epithelium causing fibroblast proliferation and
- Infection damages ... and inflammation damage
Wave changes during evolution of myocardial damage. #Pathophysiology #Cardiology #EKG #Evolution #Infarct #Ischemia
of myocardial damage
Pathogenesis of meningitis 

Risk factors for pathogen entry include immunocompromised state (HIV positive, cancer, chemotherapy patients,
cells and the damaged ... Further damage to ... production, which damages
Definitions of AKI, CKD, AKD
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI):
 • Increase in SCr by 2 50% within
months • Kidney Damage ... months • Kidney Damage ... No structural damage
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Palsy is caused by damage ... Klumpke's Ralsy - Damage ... - Occurs after damage ... axillary nerve damage