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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
small joints (wrists ... boggy" joints, esp carpal ... fingers, radial wrist ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
share the same pathophysiology ... overgrowth: • Carpal ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms ... endocrinology #pathophysiology
Feedback Loop: Growth Hormone (GH)
Growth Hormone:
 • Liver -> GHR activates JAK-STAT pathway -> Incr IGF1
lipolysis Signs/Symptoms ... expansion (e.g. carpal ... endocrinology #pathophysiology
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
in the Spinal canal ... Trendelenburg #Gait #pathophysiology ... #causes #symptoms
Scoliosis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings (Cobb Angle > 10 Degrees)

 • Incr Axial rotation of thoracic
intervertebral canal ... #Scoliosis #pathophysiology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Chondrocalcinosis: Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate (CPPD) Deposition Disease

 - Acute CPPD precipitation into the joint space ->
., wrist) #Chondrocalcinosis ... Disease #Signs #Symptoms ... #Pathophysiology
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU) subluxation 
The Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU), is the must ulnar of the
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris ... The Extensor Carpi ... What are the symptoms ... aspect of the wrist ... #Extensor #Carpi
Cholesteatoma (of middle ear): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Congenital trapping of keratinizing epithelium in middle
middle ear Signs / Symptoms ... external auditory canal ... Cholesteatoma #MiddleEar #pathophysiology ... #symptoms #signs
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) Summary
Pathogen: Larval stage of Taenia solium
Infection: Ingesting undercooked pork containing cysticerci in muscle tissue.
Summary Pathogen: Larval ... prior to onset of symptoms ... NCC #parasites #infectiousdiseases
Paget’s Disease: Complications
Abnormal Osteoclasts cause excessive bone turnover -> Incr bone resorption, Incr (abnormal) bone formation

MSK
the vertebral canal ... PagetsDisease #pathophysiology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms