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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
Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) - Basics
Nomenclature:
 - Echogenicity = brightness
 - Hyperechoic = more echogenic
Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... depth to center image ... to center the image ... /Brightness of image ... #pocus #ultrasound
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
Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Echogenicity - Brightness
Probe Positioning
Transducer Orientation
Knobology (DAG):
 • DEPTH - Can increase or
Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... depth to center image ... to center the image ... /Brightness of image ... #Ultrasound #POCUS
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