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Pathways Involved in Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism in Chronic Kidney Disease. The tricarboxylic acid (TCA)
Urea is synthesized ... through the urea ... #Pathophysiology ... AminoAcidMetabolism #Pathways #NEJM
Diabetic Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Mild Non-proliferative DR
 • Outpouchings of the weakened capillary walls or
Hemorrhages • Focal areas ... Retinopathy #Diabetes #ophthalmology ... complications #pathophysiology
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
white or yellow areas ... around atrophic areas ... #Retinopathy #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Age Related Macular Degeneration: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Photoreceptor atrophy 
-> Extracellular debris (drusen) from RPE atrophy/metabolism
RPE -> Loss of photo ... MacularDegeneration #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Tinea Capitis in a Newborn- A 3-week-old male newborn was brought to the pediatrician with three
hyperkeratotic central areas ... #clinical #photo ... #NEJM #tinea #capitis
Macular Hole from a Laser Pointer- Funduscopic examination of the left eye revealed a large macular
to additional areas ... macular #hole #ophthalmology ... #NEJM #LaserPointer
Congenital Rubella - On examination, the child had wandering eye movements with bilateral central, dense, white,
distribution of areas ... B) #Clinical #Ophthalmology ... CongenitalRubella #NEJM
Bitot's Spots- A 4-year-old boy was brought by his father to the ophthalmology clinic with a
father to the ophthalmology ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #ophth #bitot
Uremic Frost in End-Stage Renal Disease- A 39-year-old man with end-stage renal disease presented to the
showed a blood urea ... crystallization of urea ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #renal #urology ... uremic #frost #urea