27 results
Falls: Pathogenesis and Complications
Poly-pharmacy
Disorders affecting movement and balance
 - Sensory deficits
 - Neuromuscular degeneration/Cerebrovascular disease
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Neuromuscular degeneration ... Geriatrics #Falls #pathophysiology
Mechanisms Driving Increased Thrombosis and Bleeding in Liver Disease
Increased Thrombosis 
Increased Platelet-Vesset Wall Interaction 
 •
High Thrombin Generation ... Clot #Cirrhosis #Pathophysiology
Disc Herniations - Pathogenesis and Complications
• 90% of Lumbar disc herniations happen at L4/5 and L5/S1
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C6/7 Aging ->Degeneration ... complications #msk #pathophysiology
Aphasia - Pathophysiology and Clinical Findings
Broca's Aphasia - Expressive language impairment: non-Fluent
 - Sensory speech areas
Aphasia - Pathophysiology ... Area → ↓output or generation ... deficits #Aphasia #Pathophysiology
Mucoid Degeneration of the ACL
Imaging Findings:
 • T2-hyperintense fluid-signal within the enlarged ACL on both the
Mucoid Degeneration ... often be NORMAL on arthroscopy ... #ACL #Mucoid #degeneration
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
Inflammatory and Degenerative ... ESR, RF, ANA) Degenerative ... #Inflammatory #Degenerative ... JointPain #Diagnosis #pathophysiology
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
• Large lumbar degenerative ... Syndrome #MSK #pathophysiology
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
around the hip • Degeneration ... Trendelenburg #Gait #pathophysiology
Age Related Macular Degeneration: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Photoreceptor atrophy 
-> Extracellular debris (drusen) from RPE atrophy/metabolism
Related Macular Degeneration ... MacularDegeneration #pathophysiology
The Inhibited Pathway caused by N2O, leading to a decrease in the active form of Vitamin
subacute combined degeneration ... #Pathophysiology